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Pavement markingsQuestion 160 of 223

What do purple pavement markings identify?

  1. Truck escape ramps near a toll plaza
  2. Toll lanes only for vehicles with registered electronic accounts
  3. Parking spaces near a toll plaza
  4. Toll lanes where all vehicles pay cash
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Correct answer: Toll lanes only for vehicles with registered electronic accounts

Purple markings identify toll plaza approach lanes. Only vehicles with registered electronic toll collection accounts may use them.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), 11th Edition with Revision 1 (FHWA, December 2025), Section 3A.03 Colors, page 579

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026