When curving to the left, why should you keep your front wheels close to the right edge of the lane?
- To prevent your driver's-side rear wheels from entering the next lane of traffic ✓
- To facilitate a quick exit from the road if needed
- To allow other vehicles to pass from the left
- To facilitate vision of oncoming traffic
Answer: A. To prevent your driver's-side rear wheels from entering the next lane of traffic
Keep the front wheels close to the right edge of the lane so your driver's-side rear wheels stay out of the next lane of traffic.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that when you curve to the left, you should keep the front wheels close to the right edge of the lane. It gives the reason directly: this keeps your driver's-side rear wheels out of the next lane of traffic. The guidance is about where the rear of a large vehicle ends up during a left curve, not about exiting the road, letting traffic pass on the left, or seeing oncoming traffic.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To facilitate a quick exit from the road if needed — A quick exit from the road is not the reason the handbook gives; the guidance is about keeping the driver's-side rear wheels out of the neighboring lane.
- C. To allow other vehicles to pass from the left — The handbook does not say this position is meant to let other vehicles pass from the left; it ties the position to keeping rear wheels out of the next lane.
- D. To facilitate vision of oncoming traffic — The passage does not connect the right-edge position to seeing oncoming traffic; it states the purpose as keeping the driver's-side rear wheels out of the next lane.
Remember it
On a left curve, think of protecting your rear left corner: hug the right edge so the back end stays in your lane.