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What does a solid yellow line on your side of the road's center line mean?

Correct answer

You may NOT pass — do not cross a solid yellow line on your side to pass

  1. A You may pass freely
  2. B You may NOT pass — do not cross a solid yellow line on your side to pass
  3. C The road is closed
  4. D Parking is allowed

Why this is the answer

A SOLID YELLOW line on YOUR side of the center line means you may NOT PASS (do not cross it to pass another vehicle). DMV/permit rules of the road. CENTER LINE MARKINGS: a BROKEN (dashed) yellow line on your side means passing IS allowed when safe; a SOLID yellow line on your side means NO passing. Yellow lines separate traffic moving in OPPOSITE directions. Where there are two lines, look at the one on YOUR side: solid = no pass, broken = pass when clear. Knowing that a solid yellow line on your side prohibits passing is commonly tested.
Source: DMV Rules of the Road — Yellow Line Markings

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