Hawaii Car / Permit: Signals & Pavement Markings Practice Test

Question 1

A single broken yellow line runs down the center of the two-lane road you are on. What may you do?

Accepted Answer

Cross it to overtake when doing so is safe — The broken yellow center line marks a two-lane road where overtaking is allowed. You must normally keep right of it, but you may cross when it is safe to pass.

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Nothing - the line may never be crossed

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Drive on either side of it as you please

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Use it as a lane for left turns from both directions

Question 2

What is a single solid white line between two lanes telling you?

Accepted Answer

Changing lanes there is risky and should be rare — A solid white line marks a place where moving from one lane to the next is hazardous, and the manual notes that a wider line signals a greater hazard. Cross it only in unusual circumstances and with great care.

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Lane changes there are completely forbidden

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The lane to your right ends shortly

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Traffic beyond the line runs the other way

Question 3

From which position does Hawaii permit a left turn against a red light?

Accepted Answer

From one one-way road onto a second one-way road carrying traffic leftward — After stopping, a left turn on red is allowed where you leave one one-way road and enter a second one-way road whose traffic runs leftward, unless a sign forbids the movement.

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From any street into a one-way street

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From a two-way street into a two-way street

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Hawaii never permits a left turn on red

Question 4

A yellow X is lit over the lane you are traveling in. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Get out of that lane — A steady yellow X means the lane is about to serve traffic coming the other way, so you must move out of it. When that yellow X flashes instead, the lane may be used only to set up a left turn.

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Slow down but keep using the lane

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Stop in the lane and wait

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Stay put until a green arrow appears

Question 5

Double solid yellow lines run along the center of the road. When may you cross them?

Accepted Answer

Only to turn left into or out of a driveway, alley or private road — Passing is banned in both directions where two solid yellow lines are painted. The only permitted crossing is a left turn into or out of an alley, a private road or a driveway.

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Whenever no oncoming vehicle is in sight

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To overtake a vehicle traveling below the limit

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Only between sunrise and sunset

Question 6

A green arrow lights up for your lane. What does it require?

Accepted Answer

You must move only the way the arrow points — A green arrow carries the same permission as a green light for that lane, but with an added obligation: you have to travel the way the arrow points.

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You must stop before proceeding

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You may go any way you like from that lane

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You must give way to all cross traffic first

Question 7

White arrows are painted in the lane you are sitting in at a junction. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Travel only in the direction the arrow shows — Directional markings tell you where the lane may take you, and you must move only the way the arrow points. Where more than one direction is shown, you may pick any of them.

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Treat the arrow as advice you may ignore

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Follow the arrow only when a sign repeats it

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Choose any direction once the light is green

Question 8

A red signal at a junction is flashing on and off. How should you treat it?

Accepted Answer

Exactly as you would treat a stop sign — A flashing red carries exactly the meaning of a stop sign, and the manual notes that a stop sign will also be posted wherever such a signal is used.

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As a signal that has failed, so proceed normally

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As a warning to slow but not stop

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As a signal that only applies to turning traffic

Question 9

A center lane is bordered by a solid yellow line on the outside and a broken yellow line on the inside. How may that lane be used?

Accepted Answer

By drivers from either direction, but only to turn left — This is the two-way left turn lane. Drivers coming from either direction may enter it to make left turns, and the manual is explicit that it must never be used for overtaking.

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As a passing lane during light traffic

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As an extra through lane at peak times

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For parking outside posted hours

Question 10

Two solid white lines run between your lane and the next. What do they mean?

Accepted Answer

Crossing between the lanes is not allowed — A pair of solid white lines forbids movement between the lanes altogether. Unlike the single solid white line, this marking allows no exception for careful crossings.

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Crossing is allowed but only with great care

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The lanes carry traffic in opposite directions

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The lane beside you is a turning lane

Question 11

You are stopped at a red light and want to turn right. What does Hawaii allow?

Accepted Answer

Stop first, then turn if no sign forbids it and you have yielded — After coming to a full stop you may turn right on red unless a sign bans it, and the turn must be made only after giving way to every pedestrian and vehicle involved.

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Never turn right while the light is red

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Turn without stopping if the way looks clear

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Turn only when a green arrow appears

Question 12

The signal ahead turns yellow as you approach. What does the manual tell you?

Accepted Answer

Avoid entering the junction, because red follows immediately — Yellow means red is about to follow. You should keep out of the intersection while it shows, and entering after the red appears is forbidden outright.

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Stop wherever you are, even inside the junction

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Speed up so you clear the junction first

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Treat it exactly as a flashing yellow

Hawaii Car / Permit: Signals & Pavement Markings practice test

Study questions with answers

1. A single broken yellow line runs down the center of the two-lane road you are on. What may you do?

2. What is a single solid white line between two lanes telling you?

3. From which position does Hawaii permit a left turn against a red light?

4. A yellow X is lit over the lane you are traveling in. What must you do?

5. Double solid yellow lines run along the center of the road. When may you cross them?

6. A green arrow lights up for your lane. What does it require?

7. White arrows are painted in the lane you are sitting in at a junction. What must you do?

8. A red signal at a junction is flashing on and off. How should you treat it?

9. A center lane is bordered by a solid yellow line on the outside and a broken yellow line on the inside. How may that lane be used?

10. Two solid white lines run between your lane and the next. What do they mean?

11. You are stopped at a red light and want to turn right. What does Hawaii allow?

12. The signal ahead turns yellow as you approach. What does the manual tell you?

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