When deciding to make a U turn, your first consideration should be to check…?
- The turning radius of your vehicle
- The traffic regulations ✓
- The height of the curb
- The weather conditions
Answer: B. The traffic regulations
Your first consideration should be the traffic regulations—check whether the rules allow a U-turn there.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's U-turn section is about legality, not about the vehicle or the curb. It lists when a U-turn is illegal: when it interferes with other traffic, on a curve, near a hill crest where you cannot be seen within 150 metres, where a sign or municipal by-law forbids it, at a traffic-light intersection, and in a business district except at an intersection with no light. So the first thing to settle is whether the traffic regulations permit the turn; if not, choose another route.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The turning radius of your vehicle — The turning radius of your vehicle is not the handbook's first U-turn consideration; the passage focuses on whether the turn is legal and safe in traffic.
- C. The height of the curb — The height of the curb is not mentioned in the U-turn rules, so it is not the first thing to check.
- D. The weather conditions — Weather conditions are not listed among the conditions that make a U-turn illegal in the passage, so they are not the stated first consideration.
Remember it
Before you turn around, check the rules first—if a sign or by-law says no, take another route.