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1. A longitudinal marking consisting of a continuous line on the carriageway shall mean that vehicles are not permitted to cross or straddle that line and, when the line separates the two directions of traffic, that vehicles are not permitted to travel on that side of the line which, for the driver, is opposite to the edge of the carriageway appropriate to the direction of traffic. A longitudinal marking consisting of two continuous lines shall have the same meaning.
2. (a) A longitudinal marking consisting of a broken line on the carriageway shall not have a prohibitory meaning, but shall be used either: (i) To demarcate lanes for the purpose of guiding traffic; or
(ii) To give warning of the approach to a continuous line and the prohibition that line conveys, or of the approach to another section of road presenting a particular danger.
(i) To demarcate lanes for the purpose of guiding traffic; or
(ii) To give warning of the approach to a continuous line and the prohibition that line conveys, or of the approach to another section of road presenting a particular danger.
(b) The ratio between the length of the gaps between the strokes and the length of the strokes shall be substantially smaller where broken lines are used for the purposes referred to in sub-paragraph (a) (ii) of this paragraph than where they are used for the purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (a) (i) thereto.
(c) Double broken lines may be used to delineate a lane or lanes in which the direction of the traffic flow may be reversed in conformity with Article 23, paragraph 11, of this Convention.
3. Where a longitudinal marking consists of a continuous line adjacent to a broken line on the carriageway, drivers shall take account only of the line that appears on their side. This provision shall prevent drivers who have overtaken in the manner permitted from resuming their normal position on the carriageway.
4. For the purposes of this article, longitudinal lines used to mark the edges of the carriageway in order to make them more visible, longitudinal lines connected to transverse lines used to demarcate parking spaces on the carriageway, and longitudinal lines showing a prohibition or restrictions on standing or parking shall not be regarded as longitudinal markings.