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South Carolina Car / Permit: Signals & Pavement Markings practice test
How to read traffic signals, lane lines, and pavement markings — including yellow and white lines, arrows, and flashing lights.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. Yellow lines painted down the center of a road separate:
Correct answer: Traffic traveling in opposite directions
Yellow markings divide traffic moving in opposite directions, while white lines separate lanes going the same way.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Pavement Markings, Yellow Lane Markings
2. When a broken yellow line runs on your side of the centerline, it tells you that:
Correct answer: You may pass when it is safe
A dashed yellow line on your side means passing is permitted from your lane when it is safe to do so.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Pavement Markings, Yellow Lane Markings
3. A steady yellow traffic light means that the signal is:
Correct answer: About to turn red, so prepare to stop
A yellow light is a caution that red is coming; stop if you can do so safely, or clear the intersection if you are already inside it.
4. A green traffic light means you may enter the intersection:
Correct answer: If it is clear and safe to proceed
Green allows you to go through the intersection with caution, but only when the way is actually clear.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Traffic Signals, Green Traffic Light
5. A flashing yellow traffic signal tells a driver to:
Correct answer: Slow down and continue with caution
A flashing yellow light means slow down and proceed carefully, staying ready to stop for any traffic entering the intersection.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Traffic Signals, Flashing Yellow
6. White lines used as lane markings separate:
Correct answer: Lanes moving in the same direction
White lane lines divide lanes of traffic that are all traveling in the same direction.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Pavement Markings, White Lane Markings
7. At a red traffic light in South Carolina, a right turn is:
Correct answer: Allowed after stopping unless a sign prohibits it
You may turn right on red after a full stop unless a sign forbids it, yielding first to pedestrians and to traffic lawfully using the intersection.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Traffic Signals, Red Traffic Light
8. A lane in the middle of the road marked for turning by vehicles from either direction is a:
Correct answer: Shared center left-turn lane
The shared center left-turn lane is only for left turns from either direction and must not be used for through travel or passing.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Regulatory Signs, Shared Center Lane / Other Lane Controls
9. When you must stop for a signal or sign and a stop line is painted on the road, you should stop:
Correct answer: Behind the stop line
Where a stop line exists, you must stop behind it; if there is a crosswalk after it, the stop line is obeyed first.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Crosswalks and Stop Lines
10. Two solid yellow lines painted between opposing lanes indicate that:
Correct answer: Passing is prohibited from both directions
Double solid yellow lines prohibit passing from either direction along that stretch of road.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Pavement Markings, Yellow Lane Markings
11. Crosswalk markings on the pavement are used to show:
Correct answer: The area set aside for pedestrians to cross
Crosswalk lines mark where pedestrians may cross; you must yield to anyone entering or already within a crosswalk.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual — Crosswalks and Stop Lines
12. In some cities where traffic lights are mounted horizontally, the red light is located:
Correct answer: On the left side
On a horizontal signal, red is on the left, yellow in the middle, and green on the right.
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