You are making a left turn away from a two-way street into a one-way street. When you have completed the turn your car should be:
- In the right lane of the street
- In the center of the street
- In the left lane of the street ✓
- In the lane with the least traffic
Answer: C. In the left lane of the street
After a left turn from a two-way street into a one-way street, your car should be in the left lane of the street you entered.
Why this is the answer
The manual describes this exact turn: approach it from the right half of the roadway, closest to the center, begin the turn before you reach the center of the intersection, and finish in the left lane of the one-way road you are entering. The manual also calls these lane positions legal requirements rather than friendly advice, so the lane you land in is fixed by the rule and not left to your judgment about where the road looks roomiest.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. In the right lane of the street — The right lane is where a right turn ends up, and the manual's instruction for this left turn points you to the left lane instead.
- B. In the center of the street — The manual does not send you to the middle of the road you enter; it names the left lane for a left turn from a two-way into a one-way street.
- D. In the lane with the least traffic — Traffic volume is not the test here, because the manual gives a set lane for the turn rather than letting you pick whichever lane is emptiest.
Remember it
Learn the turn by its ending lane, not by feel: a left turn from a two-way road finishes in the left lane, both when you enter a one-way road and when you enter a four-lane highway.