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5. Left turn from a one-way street onto a
one-way street. Start the turn from the
far-left lane. Watch for pedestrians,
motorcycles, and bicycles between your
vehicle and the curb. Bicyclists can legally
use the left turn lane for their left turns. If
there are three or more lanes in your
direction of travel you may end your turn
in any lane that is safely open, as shown
by the arrows.
6. Right turn from a one-way street onto
a one-way street. Start the turn in the
far-right lane. If safe, you may end the turn
in any lane. Sometimes, signs or pavement
markings will let you turn right from
another lane.
7. Turn at a “T” intersection from
a one-way street onto a two-
way street. Traffic going straight
through the intersection has the
right-of-way. You may turn either
right or left from the center lane.
Watch for vehicles, motorcycles,
bicycles, and pedestrians.
Examples of Turns
Get familiar with different kinds of turns. The numbers on the cars in
the images refer to the number of the example.
1. Left turn from a two-way
street. Start the turn in the left
lane closest to the middle of the
street. Use the center left turn
lane if one is available. End the
turn in the left lane closest to
the middle of the street going in
your vehicle’s direction of travel.
In some situations, there may be signs or arrows to indicate that
you can turn left from either lane.
2. Right turn. Begin and end the turn in the lane closest to the right
edge of the road. Do not swing wide into another lane of traffic.
Watch for pedestrians, motorcycles, and bicycles between your
vehicle and the curb. Sometimes, signs or pavement markings will
let you turn right from another lane. This is shown by the asterisk (*)
in the image.
3. Left turn from a two-way
street onto a one-way street.
Start the turn from the lane
closest to the middle of the
street. If there are three or
more lanes in your direction of
travel you may end your turn in
any lane that is safely open, as
shown by the arrows.
4. Left turn from a one-way street onto a two-way street. Start
the turn from the far-left lane. End the turn in the left lane closest
to the middle of the street going in your vehicle’s direction of travel.
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