The center of the roadway is marked with one solid yellow line and one broken yellow line. If the broken yellow line is directly next to your traffic lane, it means:
- You are not allowed to pass in this area.
- You are in a passing zone and it is safe for you to pass other vehicles on the left if no oncoming traffic is present. ✓
- You are only allowed to make right turns in this area.
Answer: B. You are in a passing zone and it is safe for you to pass other vehicles on the left if no oncoming traffic is present.
The broken yellow line beside your lane puts you in a passing zone, so you may pass on the left when no oncoming traffic is present.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a broken yellow line next to your lane means you may pass, but only when it is safe. That matches the passing-zone choice. The line does not give you an automatic right to pass; you still need clear conditions. The other choices describe a no-passing area or a turn restriction, which the passage does not attach to a broken line on your side.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. You are not allowed to pass in this area. — A broken yellow line next to your lane allows passing when safe, so it does not mark a no-passing area.
- C. You are only allowed to make right turns in this area. — The yellow line marking concerns passing, and the passage does not say it restricts you to right turns.
Remember it
Broken on your side means passing is allowed when clear; solid on your side means stay put.
Official handbook: California Driver Handbook (DL 600), Section 6: Navigating the Roads, p. 13