Yellow and white lines — Rhode Island Permit Test

Yellow and white lines on the Rhode Island permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Yellow lines separate traffic traveling in opposite directions.

A driver who reads a yellow line wrong may end up driving toward oncoming cars.

Yellow Lines: Yellow lines separate traffic traveling in opposite directions.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.38

Single or double solid yellow lines prohibit passing; drivers may cross them only for exceptions such as legal turns.

Passing over a solid yellow puts you head-on with cars you cannot see coming.

Single or double solid yellow lines separate traffic traveling in opposite directions.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.38

White lines separate traffic moving in the same direction.

Mixing up white and yellow lines can lead a driver to think oncoming cars are going their way.

White Lines: White lines are painted upon the highways to separate traffic moving in the same direction.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.38

On the test

What do yellow lines on a road separate?

Traffic going opposite ways. A driver who reads a yellow line wrong may end up driving toward oncoming cars. Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.38: “Yellow Lines: Yellow lines separate traffic traveling in opposite directions.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, published by the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.