If a truck or bus is making a right turn where you also need to make a right turn, you should:
- Quickly turn before the truck or bus is able to.
- Wait until the truck or bus turns before you turn. ✓
- Squeeze between the truck or bus and the curb.
Answer: B. Wait until the truck or bus turns before you turn.
Wait until the truck or bus finishes its turn before you make your right turn.
Why this is the answer
The handbook explains that on a large vehicle, the rear wheels track inside the path of the front wheels, and the longer the vehicle, the greater that difference. That is why trucks and buses often swing wide to complete a turn. If you move alongside or try to turn early, you can end up in the space the rear of the large vehicle is about to use. Waiting until it completes the turn keeps you clear of that moving path.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Quickly turn before the truck or bus is able to. — Trying to turn quickly before the truck or bus can put you in the path it needs because large vehicles often swing wide and their rear wheels track inside the front wheels.
- C. Squeeze between the truck or bus and the curb. — Squeezing into the gap between the truck or bus and the curb is unsafe because the large vehicle needs room to complete its wide turn and its rear wheels track inside.
Remember it
A long vehicle's back wheels cut inside, so give it room and let it finish.