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This Patente B topic groups 30 tips covering 259 official exam questions. Each tip explains the rule in plain language so you remember it on exam day.

• Dashed white line: you may cross itThis line divides the road into lanes and may be crossed. You can cross it to overtake…
• Centre line: dashed yes, solid noThe line in the middle of the road may be crossed only if it is dashed. If it is solid…
• Double solid line: you may not cross itThis double line divides the two directions of travel and may never be crossed. No U-turn…
• Guide lines for turning leftThese are curved, dashed white lines that help you turn left. When you turn left, keep…
• Arrows on the ground: the allowed directionsThe arrows drawn on the ground before the junction tell you where you can go. If the…
• Traffic island: no driving on it, no stoppingIt is an area marked with slanted white lines. Here you cannot drive on it and you cannot…
• Solid centre line: where it is foundThe solid line in the middle of the road may not be crossed. It is found before curves…
• Dashed line: you can overtakeThe middle line is dashed, so you can overtake and cross over the line. You find it where…
• Yellow and black edge: no parkingYellow and black marks on the vertical edge of the kerb mean you cannot park on that…
• Yellow zig-zag lines: bus stopYellow zig-zag lines mark where scheduled buses and trolleybuses stop. Here parking is…
• Traffic island: forced directionThe traffic island tells you where you must go and you cannot choose. In this picture A…
• Lane markings: each car its own directionThe arrows on the lanes tell you where you can go: A goes in all directions, C goes…
• Three lanes: all go straightAll three lanes let you go straight. The left lane also goes left, the middle one only…
• Turn arrows: no one goes straightWith these arrows no lane goes straight: you must always turn. Lane A turns only left…
• Lanes A, B, C: look at the arrowLook at the arrow in each lane: A turns only left, B goes straight and left, C is the…
• Painted kerb: no parking for anyoneA kerb painted this way forbids parking for every vehicle, even taxis. Along that stretch…
• Words on the asphalt: which ones are rightThe right ones are the yellow BUS and TAXI words, the STOP word under the STOP sign, the…
• One-way road, dashed middle lineThe road is one-way and has two lanes. With the dashed middle line you can overtake by…
• Wide stripes: pedestrian crossingThese wide stripes are the pedestrian crossing, both in town and outside. Here…
• White stop lineThis white line on the ground says WHERE to stop: when there is a STOP sign or a red…
• Dashed center lineYou can cross the dashed center line to overtake, but only if you can see well and the…
• Center line: continuous or dashedThe center line divides the two directions of travel. If it is dashed, you can cross it…
• Pedestrian crossingAt the pedestrian crossing you must stop and give way to pedestrians who are crossing or…
• Dashed side line on a one-way roadThis dashed white line divides the lanes on one-way roads. It does not allow you to make…
• Continuous center line: you cannot cross itThe continuous white center line divides the two directions of travel and you cannot…
• Speed bump and disabled parking spacesThe speed bump is there to make you slow down; the writing on the ground gives the…
• Dashed side line: edge and lanesThis dashed white line separates the road from lay-bys, driveways and acceleration lanes…
• Slanted lines: level crossing nearbyThese lines warn you that you are near a level crossing, with or without barriers. Watch…
• Emergency lane: only for stoppingThe emergency lane is used only if the car breaks down, for three hours at most. It is…
• Continuous stop line at the junctionThis white line says where to stop at the junction: with a red light or if the officer…