No passing zones — Oklahoma Permit Test

No passing zones on the Oklahoma permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

You must not pass when the solid yellow line is in your lane, whether there are two yellow lines or a single solid line and a dashed line.

The solid line is painted on your side where your view ahead is too short to pass safely.

When the solid yellow line is in your lane, whether there are two yellow lines or a single solid line and a dashed line.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.35

You must not pass on hills or curves, even if the road is not marked.

A hill or curve hides oncoming cars until they are too close for you to get back in.

On hills or curves, even if the road is not marked.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.35

Do not pass within 100 feet of an obstructed view, or if vehicles or pedestrians might cross your path; watch for bridges, viaducts, tunnels, railroad crossings, intersections and crosswalks.

Something may come out from behind the blind spot just as you are in the wrong lane with nowhere to go.

DO NOT PASS within 100 feet of an obstructed view or if vehicles or pedestrians might cross your path.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.35

On the test

A solid yellow line and a dashed yellow line divide the road. When may you not pass?

When the solid line is on your side. The solid line is painted on your side where your view ahead is too short to pass safely. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.35: “When the solid yellow line is in your lane, whether there are two yellow lines or a single solid line and a dashed line.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Oklahoma Driver Manual, published by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.