When making a left turn across oncoming traffic, where should you stay in your lane?

When making a left turn across oncoming traffic, where should you stay in your lane?

• A. Stay to the right side of your lane
• B. Keep to the left side of your lane and complete the turn in your lane
• C. Center of your lane
• D. Move into oncoming lane

Answer: (B)

When you turn left across traffic, your path should stay in your own lane and you should complete the turn within that lane. Hugging the left side of your lane as you approach keeps your line predictable and gives you room to react if an oncoming vehicle appears. It also ensures you don’t encroach into the opposite lane where you’d risk a head-on collision with oncoming traffic. Finishing the turn in your lane maintains a safe, controlled path and reduces the chance of weaving into the opposing lanes. Moving toward the right edge, sitting in the center, or crossing into the oncoming lane would create unsafe situations: the right edge can bring you too close to the curb or obstacles, the center isn’t providing the stable line needed for a safe turn, and entering the oncoming lane directly puts you in the path of traffic coming toward you.

When you turn left across traffic, your path should stay in your own lane and you should complete the turn within that lane. Hugging the left side of your lane as you approach keeps your line predictable and gives you room to react if an oncoming vehicle appears. It also ensures you don’t encroach into the opposite lane where you’d risk a head-on collision with oncoming traffic. Finishing the turn in your lane maintains a safe, controlled path and reduces the chance of weaving into the opposing lanes. Moving toward the right edge, sitting in the center, or crossing into the oncoming lane would create unsafe situations: the right edge can bring you too close to the curb or obstacles, the center isn’t providing the stable line needed for a safe turn, and entering the oncoming lane directly puts you in the path of traffic coming toward you.