Single solid white line
A free practice question for the Maryland permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does a single solid white line between two lanes going your way mean?
The rule
A single solid white line marks the right edge of the road or separates same-direction lanes where changing lanes is discouraged.
A single solid white line separates lanes going the same way, and changing lanes there is discouraged. It also marks the right edge of the road.
From the Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 4, page 24. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the MVA have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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