When preparing to make a left turn from a two-way street, you should drive:
- Near the right-hand side of the road.
- Near the centerline. ✓
- On the left of the centerline.
Answer: B. Near the centerline.
When you set up for a left turn from a two-way street, position your car near the centerline, in the lane closest to the middle of the road.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's left-turn instructions say to begin the turn from the lane closest to the middle of the street, which it also calls the far-left lane. On a two-way street that lane sits next to the centerline. So the correct place to wait and start your turn is near the centerline, not off toward the curb. The handbook pairs this with ending the turn in the lane closest to the middle going your direction, which keeps your path predictable to drivers around you.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Near the right-hand side of the road. — Hugging the right-hand side puts you in the wrong lane for a left turn and is where right turns and slower traffic belong, not where the handbook tells you to start a left turn.
- C. On the left of the centerline. — Driving to the left of the centerline puts you in the space belonging to oncoming traffic; the handbook says the far-left lane in your direction of travel, which stays on your side of the line.
Remember it
Think of the centerline as your anchor for a left turn: set up beside it, then finish in the lane closest to the middle going your way.