You are making a left turn from a two-way street onto 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 you finish the left turn from a two-way street onto a one-way street, your car should be in the left lane of the one-way street.
Why this is the answer
The New York manual’s left-turn rule for this exact situation says to approach from the right half of the roadway closest to the center, begin the turn before the center of the intersection, and turn into the left lane of the road you enter. That fixed lane position is a legal requirement, not a matter of picking whichever lane looks easier. Completing the turn in the left lane keeps your path consistent with the described turn. The passage does not give extra reasons beyond the lane rule, so this explanation stays with what it states.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. In the right lane of the street. — Turning into the right lane is the manual’s rule for a right turn, not for this left turn from a two-way road onto a one-way road.
- B. In the center of the street. — The manual does not direct you to finish in the center of the street; it specifies the left lane of the road you enter.
- D. In the lane with the least traffic. — The handbook gives a fixed lane for this turn, not a choice based on which lane has the least traffic.
Remember it
Remember the pairing: left turn onto a one-way road, left lane.