You are turning right from a one-way street onto another one-way street. When no signs or arrows allow otherwise, which lane must you begin the turn from?
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A.
Any lane in your direction.
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B.
The lane closest to the middle.
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C.
The far-right lane. Correct
The answer is "The far-right lane."
A right turn from one one-way street onto another starts in the far-right lane. Signs or pavement arrows can open other lanes; without them, the far-right lane is required. Only the ending lane opens up: 'if safe, you may end the turn in any lane.' Option A is the trap. It takes that ending-lane flexibility and slides it back onto the start of the turn, where the manual still holds you to the far-right lane.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Any lane in your direction.
The any-lane allowance describes where the right turn may end, not where it must begin; the far-right lane is still the required starting position. This answer extends the 'if safe, you may end the turn in any lane' ending-lane flexibility back onto where the turn begins.
B. The lane closest to the middle.
The middle-of-the-street starting position belongs to a left turn from a two-way street, not to a right turn onto a one-way street. This answer carries the far-left starting position for a left turn over to a right turn, where the driver should already be set up at the right curb.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Examples of Turns," p.22..
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