Solid line

A carriageway can be divided into lanes for traffic in both directions by lines. If this is done with a solid line, you may not cross it. This means you are not allowed to overtake, turn, park on the left side of the road, or turn left into a road or driveway. You are absolutely not allowed to be to the left of the solid line.

Sometimes there are two lines: a solid line and a broken line next to each other, as in the image. The line you see first to your left is the line that applies to you. If the line next to you is broken, you may cross it. If the line next to you is solid, you may not cross it.

When the carriageway is divided by solid lines on a road with traffic in one direction, the above description applies. However, there is one exception. You may be to the left of the solid line, but you may not cross the solid line to the right.

A solid line must be at least 20 meters long.

A solid line along the sides of a carriageway is an edge line. You may cross an edge line, as it is not a line between lanes.

You may also cross a solid line to enter or exit a refuge, hard shoulder, or rush-hour lane adjacent to the lane you are driving.

Drivers who are permitted to use a bicycle lane may cross it if there is a solid line between the bicycle lane and the adjacent lane.