When you need to change lanes, it is important to:
- Signal your intentions ahead of the lane change.
- Check your blind spot.
- Make sure the lane is clear before entering.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
All of the above: when changing lanes, you should signal your intention ahead, check your blind spot, and make sure the lane is clear before entering.
Why this is the answer
The Texas handbook describes lane changes as a check-and-signal routine. Before entering another lane, you look in your mirrors and over your shoulder to clear your blind spot; this matters especially for smaller vehicles like motorcycles. You also signal early so drivers behind know what you plan to do, and you move only when the lane is clear and safe. That is why the answer includes all three actions rather than picking just one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Signal your intentions ahead of the lane change. — Signaling your intentions ahead is part of a lane change, but by itself it does not include checking your blind spot or confirming the lane is clear.
- B. Check your blind spot. — Checking your blind spot is necessary, but a lane change also requires signaling ahead and making sure the lane is clear.
- C. Make sure the lane is clear before entering. — Making sure the lane is clear is necessary, but it does not replace signaling ahead or checking your blind spot.
Remember it
Think signal, look, then move: tell drivers what you plan, clear your blind spot, and enter only when the lane is open.