Solid and Broken Yellow Lines (one-direction no-passing) sign

What to do

Check which line is on your side. Pass only if the broken line is closest to you.

Look at the line nearest your car: if it is broken you may pass when safe, if it is solid you must not.

No-passing zone placement: Section 3B.03.

Where it's used

Section 3B.01 defines the one-direction no-passing zone marking on two-lane, two-way roads as a double yellow line made of one broken and one solid line. Traffic next to the broken line may cross it to pass with care, while traffic next to the solid line may not. Section 3B.03 places the solid line where passing sight distance in that direction is below the Table 3B-1 minimum, such as on the approach to a hill crest or curve.

Don't confuse it with

• Double Solid Yellow Center Line: Double solid yellow bans passing in both directions, while this marking allows it on the broken-line side.
• Broken Yellow Center Line: A single broken yellow line allows passing from both directions.
• Two-Way Left-Turn Lane Markings: In a two-way left-turn lane, the solid-and-broken pairs line both sides of a center turn lane rather than separating two lanes.