Yellow and white lines
ICBC's driving guide: Signs, signals and road markings
One rule sorts every line on the road: yellow separates opposing traffic, white separates traffic going the same way. If there is a yellow line to your left, someone is coming towards you on the other side of it.
Yellow:
- Broken — passing is allowed when safe.
- Broken beside solid — you may pass only when it is safe and the broken line is on your side.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0111You see double broken yellow lines on both sides of a lane. What does that tell you?
- Q-0112There is a yellow line immediately to your left. What does that tell you about the road?
- Q-0113The centre line shows a solid yellow line on your side and a broken yellow line on the other side. May you pass?
- Q-0114What do double solid yellow lines mean?
- Q-0115A centre lane is bounded by broken yellow lines with solid yellow lines inside them. What is that lane for?
- Q-0116A solid white line separates your lane from the one beside it. What does it mean?
- Q-0121Road crews have just repainted the centre line and the paint is still wet. What does the law say?
- Q-0123Besides separating lanes, what else do white lines mark?
- Q-0127A single yellow line divides the road. What does it permit?
- Q-0130Snow has covered the road markings on a street you do not know. What have you lost, and what compensates?