Two lanes are separated by a yellow center line. What does the color tell you about their traffic?
Correct answer: The lanes carry traffic in opposite directions.
Yellow center lines separate opposing traffic. The pattern of the lines and the road situation determine whether passing is permitted.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, Yellow center-line color; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
A white lane line separates two adjacent travel lanes. What does that color normally indicate?
Correct answer: The lanes carry traffic in the same direction.
White lane lines separate same-direction lanes. Their color has a different meaning from yellow center lines separating opposing flows.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, White lane-line color; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
A two-way road has the single broken yellow center line shown. What does the marking permit?
Correct answer: Passing from either direction when the maneuver is otherwise safe and lawful.
A broken yellow center line identifies a passing-permitted section in both directions. It does not remove the need for a clear view, a safe gap, and compliance with other restrictions.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, Broken yellow center line; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
You are in the lane beside the solid yellow line in this pair. What does that mean for passing a slower car?
Correct answer: You must not cross the center lines for that pass.
The center-line pattern applies according to the line nearest your lane. A solid yellow line on your side prohibits passing across it.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, Solid side of a mixed yellow line; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
You are beside the broken yellow line, with a solid yellow line beyond it. How does the marking affect a proposed pass?
Correct answer: Passing may be allowed from your side if traffic, visibility, and other rules permit.
A broken line on your side permits a pass when safe and otherwise lawful. Drivers on the solid-line side do not have the same passing permission.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, Broken side of a mixed yellow line; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
What do the two solid yellow center lines tell drivers who want to pass an ordinary car?
Correct answer: Passing across the lines is prohibited in both directions.
Double solid yellow lines establish a no-passing section for both traffic directions. This item concerns overtaking a car, not a separate left-turn maneuver.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, Double solid yellow passing restriction; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
You need to turn left into a driveway across solid yellow center lines, with no sign prohibiting the turn. What does Kansas's handbook say?
Correct answer: The lines do not prohibit this driveway turn, but you must wait until it is safe.
A lawful left turn across a solid yellow center line is different from overtaking across it. Wait for a safe gap and yield to conflicting traffic before turning.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, Left turn across yellow center lines; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
What does the broken white line between the two same-direction lanes indicate?
Correct answer: A lane change is permitted when it can be made safely.
A broken white line allows lane changes but does not give the changing driver priority. Check traffic and signal before crossing it.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, Broken white lane line; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
What does the single solid white line between these same-direction lanes communicate?
Correct answer: Stay in the lane unless a special situation requires a safe lane change.
Kansas's handbook directs drivers to remain within a lane bounded by a single solid white line unless a special situation requires a lane change. Do not treat it like an ordinary broken-line passing opportunity.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, Solid white lane line; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
In the diagram, what does the solid white line along the far-right edge identify?
Correct answer: The edge of the roadway or shoulder boundary.
The solid white edge line shows the outside edge of the travel lane. It is not a center line or another ordinary through-lane boundary.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 43, White right edge line; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
What is the main purpose of the center lane marked with opposing left-turn arrows and solid/broken yellow boundaries?
Correct answer: Left turns by traffic from either direction.
The shared center lane serves left turns from either direction. It is not a through or passing lane; enter only for the turn and watch for opposing vehicles.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 44, Shared center left-turn markings; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
A broad white stop line is painted before an intersection controlled by a STOP sign. What does that line show?
Correct answer: The position before which you should make the required stop.
The stop line locates the stopping point for the control. Stop before it, then assess the intersection and proceed only when safe.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook, revised February 2022, printed/physical page 44, Stop-line location; explicit text verified September 29, 2026. Original shared schematic when illustrated, not copied from the state PDF. ↗
