In what lane of traffic should you drive when you intend to make a right-hand turn?
- Close to the centre line of the roadway
- The lane approaching from the left
- Close to the right side of the road ✓
- Close to the left side of the roadway
Answer: C. Close to the right side of the road
When you plan to turn right, drive close to the right side of the road, using the right-hand lane or a special right-turn yield lane.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that on a multi-lane road you should travel in one of the right-hand lanes, and it describes special yield lanes for vehicles turning right. To make a right turn, you move into that right-side lane and wait for a break in traffic before completing the turn. That places you close to the right side of the road. The passages do not say to set up a right turn from the centre line or from a left-side lane.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Close to the centre line of the roadway — A position close to the centre line is described for left turns, not for setting up a right turn.
- B. The lane approaching from the left — The lane approaching from the left is not the right-turn lane; the handbook points right-turning drivers to the right-side yield lane.
- D. Close to the left side of the roadway — Driving close to the left side conflicts with the handbook's direction to use right-hand lanes and leaves the left lane for higher-speed traffic and passing.
Remember it
Think “right turn, right lane” before you reach the intersection.