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Signals and markingsQuestion 36 of 125
A road with a grey block at the top and diagonal white lines between two solid lines before it.

What do diagonal lines between two solid lines on the road do?

  1. Mark a parking area
  2. Guide traffic away from a fixed object
  3. Show a passing zone
  4. Mark a place to turn around
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Correct answer: Guide traffic away from a fixed object

Cross-hatching is placed before a pier, an island or an underpass divider. Drive around it, not over it.

Source: Nunavut Driver's Manual (Government of Nunavut, Motor Vehicles Division), Rules of the Road, Pavement Markings, Cross-Hatching, page 30

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026