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: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 25, Pavement markings: yellow separates opposing directions. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi 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: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 25, Pavement markings: white separates same-direction lanes. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi 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: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 25, Pavement markings: broken yellow center line. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi 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.
For passing the slower car, the line nearest your lane controls. The solid yellow line on your side prohibits crossing the center lines for that pass.
Source: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 25, Pavement markings: solid side of mixed yellow center line. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi 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: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 25, Pavement markings: broken side of mixed yellow center line. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi 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: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 25, Pavement markings: double solid yellow center lines. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi 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: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 25, Pavement markings: broken white lane line. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi PDF. ↗
What does the single solid white line between these same-direction lanes communicate?
Correct answer: Changing lanes across it is discouraged.
A solid white lane line discourages lane changes. It is different from both a broken white lane line and a yellow center line.
Source: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 25, Pavement markings: single solid white lane line. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi PDF. ↗
Two solid white lines separate your lane from a same-direction lane. How should you treat that boundary?
Correct answer: Do not cross the double solid white lines to change lanes.
Mississippi's manual distinguishes these patterns: a single solid white lane line discourages crossing, while double solid white lines prohibit crossing.
Source: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 25, Pavement markings: double solid white lane lines. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi 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 illustrated shared center lane provides for left turns by traffic from either direction. It is not a passing lane or a lane for ordinary through travel.
Source: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 26, TURN LANE ONLY: illustrated opposing left-turn arrows and no-passing instruction. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi PDF. ↗
Your lane has the combined straight-and-left pavement arrow shown. Which movements does that marking allow?
Correct answer: Straight ahead or a left turn, subject to the traffic controls.
A combined straight-and-left pavement arrow permits either indicated movement. The arrow does not override a signal or remove the need to yield when required.
Source: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 26, Pavement arrows: combined straight or left movement. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi PDF. ↗
Traffic is backed up beyond an intersection. How should you treat the painted pedestrian crosswalk in front of you?
Correct answer: Keep it clear rather than stopping your vehicle on it.
The manual says never to stop a vehicle on a crosswalk. Wait where you can leave the marked pedestrian crossing clear.
Source: Mississippi Driver's Manual, revised December 2024, printed/physical PDF page 26, CROSSWALKS: do not stop on a crosswalk. Current linked manual text and page illustration read September 29, 2026. Reused artwork is not extracted from the Mississippi PDF. ↗
