You may pass another vehicle:
- In a curve or on a hill because the chance is small that another vehicle is coming.
- By using the shoulder of the highway.
- If your lane is next to a solid yellow line and the passing lane is clear ahead.
- None of the above. ✓
Answer: D. None of the above.
None of the listed choices is allowed; you may not pass in a curve or on a hill with limited sight, by using the shoulder, or when a solid yellow line is on your side.
Why this is the answer
None of these choices is permitted. The handbook bars passing on hills or curves where sight distance is under 500 feet, so a small chance of oncoming traffic is not a reason to try. It also bars passing when the yellow line is solid on your side; a clear passing lane does not cancel that marking. The handbook permits passing across a broken yellow line on your side only when safe, and it never lists the shoulder as a passing lane. So every listed choice conflicts with the rules or lacks permission.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. In a curve or on a hill because the chance is small that another vehicle is coming. — Passing is not allowed on hills or curves with limited sight distance; the handbook requires you to see at least 500 feet ahead, so a low chance of oncoming traffic does not make it legal.
- B. By using the shoulder of the highway. — The handbook describes passing in terms of marked traffic lanes and does not authorize using the highway shoulder to get around another vehicle.
- C. If your lane is next to a solid yellow line and the passing lane is clear ahead. — When the yellow line is solid on your side, passing is prohibited; a clear lane ahead does not override that marking, while passing is allowed only when the broken line is on your side.
Remember it
Solid on your side, no pass; broken on your side, pass only when safe.