Traffic lights and pavement markingsQuestion 173 of 318
A grey road with two solid yellow lines side by side down the middle.

What do these lines on the road tell you?

  1. Traffic goes the same way, and you may cross when the road is clear
  2. Traffic goes in opposite directions, and you may cross to pass
  3. The middle lane is for left turns only
  4. Traffic goes in opposite directions, and no one may cross the lines
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Correct answer: Traffic goes in opposite directions, and no one may cross the lines

Two solid yellow lines side by side separate lanes of opposite traffic. Drivers may not cross them.

Source: Driver's Handbook, 2nd edition (SAAQ, 2018), Chapter 3, Road Signs and Traffic Signals > Pavement markings > Lines, arrows and symbols, page 116

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026