What does a double solid yellow line indicate?

What does a double solid yellow line indicate?

• A. Passing is prohibited in both directions.
• B. Passing is allowed in one direction.
• C. There is a turning lane only.
• D. No traffic in either direction.

Answer: (A)

A double solid yellow line means no passing in either direction. These lines are placed where visibility or hazards make it unsafe to overtake another vehicle, so you should stay in your lane and not cross the line to pass. The other choices don’t fit because a turning lane is shown by separate lane markings or arrows, not by two solid lines, and a road being closed to traffic would be indicated differently. If you ever see a solid line on your side with a broken line on the other, passing is restricted to one direction, but that’s not the situation here.

A double solid yellow line means no passing in either direction. These lines are placed where visibility or hazards make it unsafe to overtake another vehicle, so you should stay in your lane and not cross the line to pass. The other choices don’t fit because a turning lane is shown by separate lane markings or arrows, not by two solid lines, and a road being closed to traffic would be indicated differently. If you ever see a solid line on your side with a broken line on the other, passing is restricted to one direction, but that’s not the situation here.