Which hand and arm signal indicates a left turn?
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A.
Arm held straight up
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B.
Arm extended down
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C.
Arm waved outside the window
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D.
Arm extended out to the left Correct
The answer is "Arm extended out to the left"
The manual pairs a left turn with the arm extended straight out to the left. The nearest trap is arm-up, which is the right-turn hand signal; a driver studying all three hand signals together sometimes swaps that position onto the left turn.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Arm held straight up
Arm straight up is the manual's hand signal for a right turn. This answer swaps the right-turn position onto the left turn when the three signals were memorized in one sitting.
B. Arm extended down
Arm down signals a slow or stop, not a left turn. This answer drops the slow-or-stop position onto a turn signal by grouping all three arm rules as one lesson.
C. Arm waved outside the window
A wave is not one of the three arm positions the manual defines. This answer substitutes a generic attention-getting motion for the specific position the law names.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Signaling," p.30..
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