Pavement markings — New Hampshire Permit Test

Pavement markings are lines, arrows, words or symbols painted on the roadway to give a driver directions or warnings.

They carry rules that no sign is posted for, which is why reading the road surface is part of driving.

Pavement markings are lines, arrows, words, or symbols painted on the roadway to give a driver directions or warnings.

Single broken white lines mark traffic lanes where the traffic is moving in the same direction.

The color tells a driver which way the traffic beside them is going, which they cannot always see for themselves.

White lines mean these lanes of traffic are moving in the same direction.

Single broken yellow lines mean the lanes of traffic are moving in opposite directions.

Crossing one puts a driver in the path of oncoming traffic, so the color is a warning as well as a divider.

Yellow lines mean the lanes of traffic are moving in the opposite direction.

A driver may pass other vehicles over broken lines when it is safe to do so.

A broken line is the road giving permission, and the rest of the judgment about whether it is safe stays with the driver.

Driver may pass other vehicles over broken (dotted) lines when it is safe to do so.

Where there is a solid white line, drivers are prohibited from changing lanes or passing another vehicle.

It is used where a lane change would take a driver somewhere they cannot see well enough to go.

Solid White Lines: Drivers are prohibited from changing lanes or to pass another vehicle.

With double lines a driver must not pass if the line on their own side is solid, and may pass when safe if the line on their side is broken.

Only the line nearest you speaks to you. The other line is the rule for the traffic coming the other way.

Double White or Yellow Lines: Drivers must not pass if the line on the driver’s side is solid.

Edge markings are the single line that marks the edge of the road, white on two-way roads and on the right edges of one-way roads.

At night the edge line is often the only thing a driver can see, so knowing which color belongs where tells them which way they are facing.

The line is white on two-way roads and on the right edges of one-way roads.

The edge line is yellow on the left edges of one-way roads.

A yellow line on your left on a one-way road is normal; a yellow line on your right means you are going the wrong way.

The line is yellow on the left edges of one-way roads.

White stop lines are located on the pavement to show drivers where to stop.

The line is placed so a stopped car can still see across the intersection, which is why stopping past it costs the view.

White stop lines are located on the pavement to show drivers where to stop.

After stopping at the required point a driver should look both ways and proceed forward, making sure it is safe to continue into the intersection.

The stop line is where you stop, not where you can see from, so the look happens as the car creeps forward.

After initially stopping at the required point, a driver should look both ways and proceed forward making sure it is safe to continue into the intersection.

If there is no white stop line but a crosswalk is present, a driver must stop before the crosswalk.

The crosswalk is where people are walking, so stopping in it puts the car exactly where it should not be.

If there is no white stop line but only a crosswalk present, then drivers must stop before the crosswalk.

If no crosswalk lines are present, drivers should come to a full stop prior to entering the intersection.

With nothing painted on the road the intersection edge is the line, and a driver has to judge it themselves.

If no crosswalk lines are present, drivers should come to a full stop prior to entering the intersection.

Crosswalk lines are painted across a road to show pedestrian crossing areas.

The paint tells a driver where to expect people on foot, which is the one place they are entitled to be in the road.

Crosswalk lines are painted across a road to show pedestrian crossing areas.

Drivers are required to yield to pedestrians crossing the road in marked crosswalks or at intersections, even if no crosswalk lines exist at the intersection.

The duty comes from the intersection rather than the paint, so an unmarked corner is still a place people may cross.

Drivers are required to yield to pedestrians crossing the road in marked crosswalks or at intersections even if no crosswalk lines exist at the intersection.

White arrows are painted on some roadways to help guide drivers into the proper lanes for turning at intersections and for through traffic.

The arrow is the road saying which lane goes where, and it appears before the sign that would say the same thing.

White arrows are painted on some roadways to help guide drivers into the proper lanes for turning at intersections and through traffic.

Shared center lanes are for left turns only, from either direction.

Both directions use it for the same thing, which is what makes it work and what makes any other use dangerous.

Shared center lanes are for left turns only.

What are pavement markings for?

Giving drivers directions or warnings. They carry rules that no sign is posted for, which is why reading the road surface is part of driving. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.23: “Pavement markings are lines, arrows, words, or symbols painted on the roadway to give a driver directions or warnings.”