State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission: Driver Manual

Yellow solid and dashed lines: Control passing. If the solid yellow line is on the motorist’s side of the road, do not pass. Pass only if the dashed line is on the motorist’s side of the road. A pass must be completed before the yellow dash lines become solid

Edge lines: Separate the shoulder from the travel lane and show the edges of highways; Yellow edge lines separate the shoulder from the travel lane and show the edge of the highway

White crosswalks: Indicate pedestrian crossing areas. Pedestrians should use these areas when crossing the road. At intersections where stop lines are missing stop before the crosswalk when required to stop by traffic signs or signals, or for pedestrians

White stop lines: Show where to stop at stop signs or traffic signals

White special markings: Show special conditions, such as STOP AHEAD, SCHOOL and R X R, as a motorist alert. At some railroad crossings, there may be a crossbuck, flashing lights and/or gate lowered across the road as a train approaches. The pavement markings, signs and crossbucks are passive warnings; the flashing lights and lowered gates are active warnings. A motorist must always yield to trains

White diamonds: Indicate high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes reserved for a particular vehicle type or vehicles carrying multiple riders, as identified by posted regulatory signs. Such signs will also indicate hours that HOV lanes are in operation. HOV lanes may also be marked with white diamonds painted on the pavement of the lane

These signs alert motorists to slow-moving vehicles. A fluorescent and reflective orange triangular sign indicates slow-moving vehicles, such as farm and construction equipment operating on public highways. The operators must obey all traffic rules and place a slow-moving vehicle sign on the back of their vehicles to warn approaching motorists.

Rumble strips

Transverse and longitudinal rumble strips are small indentations or narrow, raised strips on the highway or shoulder that are put there to alert the motorist there is a decision point ahead (such as a four-way intersection after miles of uninterrupted travel). As the strips vibrate the steering wheel and make a noise, they will wake the motorist who may have dozed off or caution the motorist about the danger ahead. Rumble strips will not damage a vehicle. They are meant to get a motorist to drive slowly. They are almost always used with a cautionary sign.

Speed Humps/Speed Bumps

Other types of speed control devices include speed humps and speed bumps. A speed hump is a low ridge that runs across a street and that is designed to slow down cars. A speed hump is a longer, flatter version of a speed bump, which is more raised.

Roundabouts

A roundabout is a one-way, circular intersection in which traffic flows around a center island. Roundabouts are designed to meet the needs of all road users – drivers, pedestrians, pedestrians with disabilities, and bicyclists. A roundabout eliminates some of the conflicting traffic, such as left turns, which cause crashes at traditional intersections. Because roundabout traffic enters or exits only through right turns, the occurrence of severe crashes is substantially reduced.