In what position on the roadway must you be before making a left turn from a one-way traffic street?
- Close to the center line of the roadway
- It does not matter provided you signal
- Close to the left side of the roadway ✓
- Close to the right hand side of the roadway
Answer: C. Close to the left side of the roadway
Before turning left from a one-way street, you must be close to the left side of the roadway.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's left-turn lane tracking says that when you turn left from a one-way road onto a two-way road, you start the turn from the left lane and finish in the centre lane of the cross street. Because all traffic on a one-way street flows one direction, the left lane is the one nearest the left edge, so that is where you set up before turning. Signalling alone does not decide your position.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Close to the center line of the roadway — The centre line is the starting position for a left turn from a two-way road, not from a one-way street.
- B. It does not matter provided you signal — Signalling shows your plan, but the handbook still sets out which lane you must turn from, so position does matter.
- D. Close to the right hand side of the roadway — The right-hand side is the setup position for a right turn, and turning left from there would cut across traffic.
Remember it
On a one-way street, hug the left edge first: the left lane is your turn lane.