A broken yellow line alongside a solid yellow line means:
- Passing on the left is permitted from either direction.
- Passing is permitted from the lane next to the broken line. ✓
- Passing is permitted from the lane next to the solid line.
- Passing is not allowed from either direction.
Answer: B. Passing is permitted from the lane next to the broken line.
A broken yellow line beside a solid yellow line means passing is allowed only from the lane next to the broken line.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a solid yellow line on your side of the road marks a no-passing zone, while broken or dashed lines permit you to pass or change lanes when it is safe. Putting those two rules together on a two-way road with one line of each: the side with the broken line may pass, and the side with the solid line may not. The handbook also warns you may cross a broken line only when the move is safe, so the broken line is permission, not a guarantee.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Passing on the left is permitted from either direction. — Passing from both directions is wrong because the solid yellow line marks a no-passing zone for the traffic on that side.
- C. Passing is permitted from the lane next to the solid line. — The lane beside the solid line is the one facing a no-passing zone, so drivers there cannot cross to pass.
- D. Passing is not allowed from either direction. — Saying nobody may pass ignores the broken line, which the handbook says permits passing or lane changes when it is safe.
Remember it
Read the line on your own side: broken side may cross, solid side stays put.
Official handbook: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), Chapter 5: Signals, Signs, and Markers , p. 34