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Understanding Road Line Markings in the Philippines

A broken white or yellow line indicates that you may overtake or cross when safe to do so between lanes of traffic. A tighter grouping of broken lines means a lane is ending or traffic must merge soon. A solid white or yellow line means you may not overtake and must remain in your lane, except for turns, and denotes intersections where your lane choice is fixed. Double solid lines completely separate traffic flows and may not be crossed to overtake. A solid horizontal white line shows the limit for stopping at intersections or pedestrian crossings.

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Understanding Road Line Markings in the Philippines

A broken white or yellow line indicates that you may overtake or cross when safe to do so between lanes of traffic. A tighter grouping of broken lines means a lane is ending or traffic must merge soon. A solid white or yellow line means you may not overtake and must remain in your lane, except for turns, and denotes intersections where your lane choice is fixed. Double solid lines completely separate traffic flows and may not be crossed to overtake. A solid horizontal white line shows the limit for stopping at intersections or pedestrian crossings.

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1.

Broken white lines/Broken yellow lines

A white or yellow broken line can denote two things in the Philippines: that you may overtake or
cross them when it is safe to do so, and it separates traffic along a multi-lane roadway. Remember
that you must choose a lane to occupy at all times; you don’t have the inconsiderate habit of
straddling both lanes now, do you?

. Tighter or smaller grouping of broken white lines

A more compressed group of broken white lines means that a lane is about to end or a merge point
is happening soon. These are usually found on multi-lane roadways and expressways as joining
points where traffic has to merge to another lane of traffic. Always remember to match the speed of
traffic when merging and look for a good, safe gap. Oh, and always use your indicator - you’re not
lazy because you do that all the time, anyway, right?

3. Solid white lines/Solid yellow lines

A solid white or yellow line denotes a few things: that you may not overtake if the solid line is on your
side of the roadway, it marks the edge of the roadway on the right side (where the shoulder then
begins) or the left side (where there is oncoming traffic), and that you’re coming up to an intersection
where you must have already chosen your lane of traffic.

In all these instances, you may not cross the solid white line unless you are making a 90 degree turn
into a parking spot or establishment. You also cannot pull a u-turn over a solid white or yellow line. In
the case of intersections, the solid white or yellow line must not be crossed unless it’s an
emergency, such as, moving for an emergency vehicle, or an accident has occurred.

4. Double solid white/yellow lines

In effect, these act as an island that separates traffic moving in the same or opposite directions.
These must not be crossed to overtake at all times by vehicles on both sides, unless your maneuver
is to pull into an establishment or parking spot across the opposite lane of traffic. These are usually
placed at corners or coming into congested areas where traffic slows down.

5. Solid white horizontal line


These solid lines signify where the limit line is for vehicles to stop. Simply put, don’t cross the
horizontal solid white line unless it is safe to do so. These are placed at the following: intersections
controlled by either traffic lights or traffic signs (Stop or Yield), or at pedestrian crossings where the
vehicle must stop before the marked pedestrian lane.

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