Proper lane highway lanes — Oklahoma Permit Test

In Oklahoma, you are expected to drive in the proper lane whether the lane is marked or not.

Gravel and rural roads still carry oncoming cars, and keeping to your side is what keeps you out of their way.

You are expected to always drive in the proper lane, whether the lane is marked or not.

On a two-lane highway with a broken yellow centerline, you should drive to the right of the centerline except to pass when you can pass safely.

Left of the centerline is where oncoming cars drive, so you go there only for the short, safe moment of a pass.

You should always drive to the right of the centerline, except to pass when you can pass safely.

A center lane is marked with one solid yellow line on each side and yellow dashed lines inside the solid lines, and it is not to be used for passing.

Knowing the marking tells you the lane belongs to turning traffic from both directions, not to anyone in a hurry.

One solid yellow line on each side and yellow dash lines on the inside of the solid yellow lines.

A four-lane highway is divided in half by two solid yellow lines in the center, and the two lanes on each side are divided by a dashed white line.

Reading the lines tells you which lanes run with you and which run toward you before you ever change lanes.

A four-lane highway is divided in half by two solid yellow lines in the center. The two lanes on each side are divided by a dashed white line.

On a dirt or gravel road with no lane lines, where are you expected to drive?

Always in the proper lane, marked or not. Gravel and rural roads still carry oncoming cars, and keeping to your side is what keeps you out of their way. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.32: “You are expected to always drive in the proper lane, whether the lane is marked or not.”