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Signals and pavement markingsQuestion 86 of 296

A white line is painted between two lanes on your side of the road. What does it separate?

  1. Lanes that carry traffic in opposite directions
  2. A lane for cars from a lane for trucks only
  3. The road from the sidewalk
  4. Lanes that carry traffic in the same direction
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Correct answer: Lanes that carry traffic in the same direction

White lines separate lanes that go the same way. Yellow lines separate lanes that go in opposite ways.

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