You are turning onto a two-lane road divided by a broken yellow line. You know immediately that:
- You are on a two-way road. ✓
- You are on a one-way road.
- The road is under repair.
- You must stay to the left of the broken yellow lines.
Answer: A. You are on a two-way road.
You are on a two-way road.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says to stay on the right side of a yellow center line, and you may cross a broken yellow line only when passing or when the right half of the road is closed, and only if it is safe. It also describes one-way roads as having lanes marked with broken white lines. A yellow center line therefore separates traffic moving in opposite directions, which tells you this is a two-way road.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. You are on a one-way road. — A one-way road is described in the handbook as having its lanes marked with broken white lines, not a yellow center line.
- C. The road is under repair. — The passages do not say that a broken yellow line means the road is under repair.
- D. You must stay to the left of the broken yellow lines. — The handbook says to keep to the right of the yellow center line, and crossing a broken yellow line is allowed only in limited situations such as passing or when the right half of the road is closed.
Remember it
Yellow center line, stay right; broken white lane lines belong to one-way traffic.
Official handbook: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), Chapter 5: Signals, Signs, and Markers , p. 33