Before turning left, what is important to do?

Before turning left, what is important to do?

• A. Yield to oncoming vehicles
• B. Accelerate to pass
• C. Honk to warn oncoming drivers
• D. Wait until you are at the intersection

Answer: (A)

Before turning left, you must yield to oncoming traffic and any pedestrians in the crosswalk. Turning left crosses the path of vehicles coming toward you, so you wait for a safe gap in oncoming traffic (and for pedestrians) before you complete the turn. This right-of-way rule keeps you from colliding with others and helps you turn safely. Don’t accelerate to pass or honk as a substitute for yielding, and don’t wait right at the intersection with no clear gap, which can hold up cross traffic. Instead, slow down, signal, check for pedestrians and bicyclists, and wait behind the stop line until it’s safe to finish the turn.

Before turning left, you must yield to oncoming traffic and any pedestrians in the crosswalk. Turning left crosses the path of vehicles coming toward you, so you wait for a safe gap in oncoming traffic (and for pedestrians) before you complete the turn. This right-of-way rule keeps you from colliding with others and helps you turn safely. Don’t accelerate to pass or honk as a substitute for yielding, and don’t wait right at the intersection with no clear gap, which can hold up cross traffic. Instead, slow down, signal, check for pedestrians and bicyclists, and wait behind the stop line until it’s safe to finish the turn.