Turns Flashcards
The law requires you to signal a turn or lane change with your turn lights or hand signals at least …
100 feet (30 m) ahead
Left hand signal
Arm stretch straight out with palm facing forward.
Right hand signal
Arm bent with palm facing forward.
Stop hand signal
Arm rested on the car with palm facing forward.
Right turn: “As you prepare to turn…”
Get as far right as possible. Turn into the right lane of the road you enter.
Left turn from one-way road into one-way road: “Move into … “
Move into the left lane as you prepare to turn. If the road you turn into has two lanes, you must turn into the left lane.
Left turn from one-way road into two-way road: “Approach…”
Approach the turn in the left lane. As you proceed through the intersection, enter the two-way road through the right of its centerline, but as close as possible to the centerline.
Left turn from two-way road into two-way road: “Approach…”
Approach the turn from the right half of the roadway closest to the center. Keep to the right of the centerline of the road you enter, but as close as possible to the centerline.
Left turn from two-way road into one-way road: “Approach…”
Approach the turn from the right half of the roadway closest to the center. Make the turn before you reach the center of the intersection and turn into the left lane of the road you enter.
Left turn from two-way road into four-way highway: “Approach…”
Apprach the turn from the right half of the roadway closest to the center. Enter the left lane to the right of the centerline. When traffic permits it, you can move out of the left lane.
