Steady yellow X: leave the lane
A free practice question for the Maryland permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does a steady yellow X over your lane mean?
The rule
A steady yellow X over your lane means move out of that lane as soon as you safely can.
A steady yellow X tells you to leave your lane. Do it at the first safe chance.
From the Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 4, page 18. 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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