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Pavement markingsQuestion 129 of 223
Road seen from above with two lanes, both with white arrows pointing up. A solid yellow line is at the left edge, a solid white line is at the right edge, and a broken white line is between the lanes.

What does the yellow line at the left side of this one-way road mark?

  1. The center of a two-way road
  2. A lane for buses only
  3. The place where parked cars must stay
  4. The left-hand edge of the road
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Correct answer: The left-hand edge of the road

On a one-way street or a divided road, the left edge line is a solid yellow line. It marks the left-hand edge of the road.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), 11th Edition with Revision 1 (FHWA, December 2025), Section 3B.09 Edge Line Pavement Markings, page 603

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026