When turning left, drivers must yield the right-of-way to:
- Other drivers who are already in the intersection.
- Oncoming traffic.
- Pedestrians who are already in the intersection.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
When turning left, you must yield to other drivers already in the intersection, oncoming traffic, and pedestrians already in the intersection.
Why this is the answer
Before you turn left, the handbook treats three groups as having priority. In an open intersection, you yield if a vehicle is already in the intersection, and you also yield when you plan a left turn and a vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. At marked intersections, after stopping you must yield to traffic already in the intersection and to pedestrians and bicyclists. So the complete rule covers drivers already there, oncoming traffic, and pedestrians in the intersection, not just one of them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Other drivers who are already in the intersection. — Yielding only to drivers already in the intersection misses the oncoming vehicle you must also yield to when turning left and the pedestrians the handbook says to yield to.
- B. Oncoming traffic. — Yielding only to oncoming traffic misses vehicles already in the intersection and pedestrians, which the handbook also lists as having priority.
- C. Pedestrians who are already in the intersection. — Yielding only to pedestrians already in the intersection misses vehicles already there and the oncoming traffic you must yield to for a left turn.
Remember it
Before a left turn, check the intersection itself, the cars coming toward you, and the crosswalk.