To turn left from multilane, one-way streets and highways, you should start from:
- The middle of the intersection.
- The right lane.
- The left lane. ✓
- Any lane.
Answer: C. The left lane.
Start the left turn from the left lane.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's turn-lane sign description says that at an intersection the traffic in the left lane must turn left, while the adjoining lane may either turn left or go straight. The signals section adds that when you turn on an arrow you have to be in the proper lane for that turn. Putting those together, the left lane is the one set aside for left turns, so that is where you begin the turn from on a multilane one-way street or highway.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The middle of the intersection. — The middle of the intersection is where the turn happens, not where you line up for it, and nothing in the handbook says to begin a turn from there.
- B. The right lane. — The right lane is not the lane the handbook ties to left turns; the turn-lane sign reserves the left lane for traffic that must turn left.
- D. Any lane. — Turning from any lane ignores the handbook's point that you must be in the proper lane for the turn you are making.
Remember it
Think of the left lane as the turn lane: the sign says traffic there must turn left, so that is where you belong before you turn.