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Signals and pavement markingsQuestion 85 of 296

What does a yellow line in the middle of a road separate?

  1. Lanes that carry traffic in the same direction
  2. Lanes that carry traffic in opposite directions
  3. The travel lanes from the shoulder
  4. The parking lane from the bicycle lane
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Correct answer: Lanes that carry traffic in opposite directions

Yellow lines split traffic that travels in opposite directions. White lines split traffic that travels the same way.

Source: Nova Scotia Driver's Handbook (Service Nova Scotia, 2000, reprinted with revisions to 2017), Chapter 3, Signs, Pavement Markings, and Work Zones: Rules about solid and broken lines, page 84

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026