A broken yellow kerb line is a CLEARWAY line. You must not stop at the edge of the road between the hours shown on the sign except in a medical or similar emergency.
A broken yellow line means no stopping or parking.
Broken yellow lines are placed in areas where parking would cause an obstruction or danger to other road users, and around bus stops, taxi stands, motorcycle parking and loading zones.
Broken or “dotted” white lines are used to show the center line between lanes. Yellow lines show you where traffic is going in different directions. Stay on your side of the yellow line and you'll avoid nasty head-on collisions with folks coming the opposite way.
A yellow broken line that is located on the curb itself or next to the edge of the roadway as in the image, will indicate to the driver of a vehicle that parking is prohibited or subject to some temporary restriction along the entire length of the line and on the side on which it is arranged.
A broken white line marks the middle of the road. When this line becomes longer, and the gaps get smaller, this means that there is a hazard close ahead. You should not cross this line unless you can see that the road ahead is clear and you wish to overtake another vehicle or turn off the road.
The combination of a solid yellow and a broken yellow centerline also shows the center of a two-way roadway. You may pass if the broken line is on your side of the road and safe conditions exist, but you may not pass when a solid yellow line is on your side of the road.
Double white lines where the line nearest to you is broken.
This means you may cross the lines to overtake if it is safe, provided you can complete the manoeuvre before reaching a solid white line on your side.
Yellow edge lines have been part of Victoria's Road Rules since 1999 and have the same meaning as 'No Stopping' signs (Road Rule 169). A driver must not stop at the side of a road marked with a continuous yellow edge line.
Broken White Line: you may change lanes if it is safe to do so. Solid White Line: requires you to stay within the lane and also marks the shoulder of the roadway.
Yellow lines mark the center of a road used for two-way traffic. You may pass on a two-way road if the yellow center line is broken. When a solid and a broken yellow line are together, you must not pass if you are driving next to the solid line.
A solid yellow line on a road marks the middle of a road that has two-way traffic going in either direction. When a route is marked with a solid yellow line instead of a double solid yellow line, it indicates that you are not permitted to cross.
Broken: These are the lines you see separating two or more lanes going in the same direction in areas where it is reasonably safe to change lanes. Dashed: Similar to broken lines, but with shorter segments, dashed lines are used to indicate that a lane will be ending or changing use.
What are broken yellow lines? Broken yellow lines are placed in areas where parking would cause an obstruction or danger to other road users. You cannot stop, wait, or park at any time where there are broken yellow lines.
We need to issue a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to paint new yellow lines or extend an existing section. Creating a TRO often takes more than a year. During this process we must discuss it with other bodies like the emergency services.
A broken yellow line, which indicates a CLEARWAY line. In this situation, you may not park in this zone in the hours indicated on the sign, unless it's an emergency. If there are no times listed on the sign, then you must not park in the zone at all.
For drivers on the left, they must adhere to the broken white line. This means they are allowed to overtake when it is safe. For drivers coming towards us on the right, they must obey the solid white line, which means they're not allowed to overtake at all.
Sometimes, lanes are divided with a solid line on one side and a broken line on the other. This road marking means that drivers on the side of the broken line can overtake other vehicles as long as they do it safely.
You must not cross the continuous white line at the edge of the road unless you are: overtaking to the left of a vehicle that is turning right or making a U-turn. driving a slow-moving vehicle—to allow other vehicles to overtake or pass.
Yellow lines are designed to let drivers know that waiting on that road (this applies to the carriageway, pavement and kerb) is prohibited. Now, 'waiting' in this context refers to any of the following: Parking up your car and leaving it unattended.
Don't be caught out parking near a kerb with a continual yellow line next time you're out on the road, or it will cost you. The continuous yellow line is synonymous with the no stopping sign, meaning cars are prohibited from stopping or parking in that area.
Double white lines:
Double white solid lines in the middle of a carriageway mean you and oncoming traffic are not allowed to overtake, or to straddle the lines.
On two-lane roads, a single broken center line means that passing is allowed in either direction, a double solid center line means passing is prohibited in both directions, and the combination of a solid line with a broken line means that passing is allowed only from the side with the broken line and prohibited from ...
You can only overtake to the left of a vehicle if it is safe to do so and: you are driving on a multi-lane road and the vehicle can be overtaken in a marked lane to the left of the vehicle. the vehicle is turning right or making a U-turn from the centre of the road and is indicating right. the vehicle is stationary.
The difference between double and single yellow lines
Double lines mark lengths of road where there is no waiting at any time. There is no longer any need for signs to be placed explaining this. Single lines indicate a shorter period when waiting is not permitted, such as Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm.