Double solid white lines
A free practice question for the Virginia permit test, with the answer explained.
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What do double solid white lines between two lanes mean?
The rule
Double solid white lines separate lanes going the same way, most often a special lane such as an HOV lane. Never cross them; enter or leave the special lane only where signs and markings allow.
Double solid white lines separate lanes going your way, often a special lane like an HOV lane. Don't cross them; enter only where signs and markings allow.
From the Virginia Driver's Manual, section 2, page 12. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV 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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