[Music] in order to pass the driving test and become a safe driver we must understand and obey any road markings we come across but this can be a challenge for a new driver we might see white lines across the road and other lines along the road some are dashed some are solid and some are even yellow already in this video we will explain some of the more common road markings and show how they help us to drive safely as always if you would like to be notified of our next video please subscribe to our Channel and if you have any questions about this video then please leave a comment below [Music] road markings are there to control the position and direction of traffic and pedestrians and are necessary to ensure everyone's safety imagine the chaos if there were no lines at a busy junction in a town center no one would know where to steer or where to go which would probably result in confusion and danger there are too many different types of road markings for us to cover them all in this video so if you are learning to drive it is essential that you take the time to read the highway code where there is a complete list for you to revise let's start by looking at the lines that cross the road one of the most common road markings is the give way line whenever we find double broken white lines crossing our path this shows that traffic on the road we want to enter has priority we must wait at the line until we can enter the main road without forcing other drivers to take action to avoid us sometimes we will be able to see it safe to continue and keep rolling at the junction but when we have poor visibility or there is lots of traffic we will often need to stop before continuing a single broken line is normally found at the entrance to a roundabout and shows that we must give way to traffic to our right [Music] when we see a single continuous line across our half of the road we must stop completely before continuing stop lines are only used at junctions where there is very poor visibility and a high risk of danger so it is important to heed their warning and take our time when checking it is safe to enter the main road if the solid line is at a set of traffic lights then it shows where to wait if the lights are red otherwise we can continue if the lights are green next let's look at lines that run along the road most roads have white lines marking the center of the road there are several types of these and the most important are double white lines as they are used in hazardous areas and indicate who can cross the center of the road when the line nearest to us is continuous we must not cross it unless the road is clear and we need to turn into a side road or pass an obstruction in our lane where the line nearest to us is broken then we may cross the line to overtake when safe to do so in dangerous areas we may even see hatch markings with diagonal stripes in the center of the road to further separate the streams of traffic a single broken white line marks the center of the road if this line lengthens and the gap shortened it means that there is a hazard ahead and we should not cross the line unless we can see the road is clear lines along the edge of the road indicate that there are restrictions in where we can stop our car a solid white line marks the edge of the road and is often used on clear ways which are major roads where we are not allowed to stop our car for any reason double yellow lines indicate areas where we cannot stop at any time such as outside a school finally single yellow lines are used in areas that we can only stop at certain times of the day which will be marked on a small sign [Music] right turn boxes normally have a hatched area then an empty box for us to use when turning right across oncoming traffic the benefit of these is that it gives us a safe place to stop while we wait for oncoming traffic to pass if we can see that it's safe we can cross a broken line into the hatched area if it helps us clear the path of traffic following us however if the line separating us from the hatched area is continuous we must wait for the line to end before steering into the right turn box as we must not cross a solid white line except in an emergency [Music] yellow crisscross lines marker box Junction their purpose is to keep the junction clear by preventing traffic from stopping in the path of crossing traffic we must only enter a box Junction if our exit is clear and we can cross the painted area without stopping the only exception to this is when we want to turn right and we are only prevented from doing so by oncoming traffic we must not drive in a bus or cycle lane marked of a solid white line unless there is a sign showing that it is only operational for part of the day if a cycle lane is marked with a broken line we are allowed to drive in the lane if needed although we must check for cyclists first of course parking in these lanes is also something we should never do as it will make it very dangerous for anyone using the lane as they will be forced to merge with faster traffic to get past our car we should be aware of any words painted on the road as they are there to help us stay safe at large junctions there are destination markings or Road numbers to help us get into the correct lane in other places we may see stop slow or even parking restrictions in this case we can see keep clear written on the road which is a good reminder to be considerate to other drivers that need to enter or exit the side road or petrol station there are many other road markings that you will see such as lane arrows loading parking and wasting restrictions and even red routes in London you can fail a driving test or be fined for disobeying road markings even if it was just an accident so if you see anything that you don't recognize or understand then we recommend that you read the Highway Code and refresh your knowledge [Music] so remember to scan the road ahead for any markings give way or stop when lines cross our paths only cross the center of the road when allowed and ensure we park our car somewhere legal [Music] if you found this video interesting and would like to be notified when we release the next one then please click our logo to subscribe to our Channel if you would like to help us make new videos then please click join to become a member of our channel or click the patreon logo to find out about our crowdfunding campaign thanks for watching
