In which lane should you end your turn when making a right turn?
- Any lane free of traffic.
- The lane closest to the left edge of the road.
- The lane closest to the right edge of the road. ✓
Answer: C. The lane closest to the right edge of the road.
End a right turn in the lane closest to the right edge of the road.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's right-turn instructions say to begin and end the turn in the lane nearest the right edge of the road, and it warns against swinging wide into another lane of traffic. That single lane is where the turn both starts and finishes, so the car stays tight to the curb side throughout. The handbook also reminds you to watch for pedestrians, motorcycles, and bicycles between your vehicle and the curb, which is the space a wide swing would cross.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Any lane free of traffic. — Finishing in any open lane is not what the handbook allows for a right turn, and swinging wide into another lane is specifically discouraged.
- B. The lane closest to the left edge of the road. — The lane closest to the left edge belongs to left-turn guidance about starting and ending near the middle of the street, not to right turns.
Remember it
Think of a right turn as hugging the curb: you leave from the right-edge lane and you land in it.
Official handbook: California Driver Handbook (DL 600), Section 6: Navigating the Roads, p. 21