Painted arrows in your lane show which direction each lane must go. By what point must you be in the correct lane?
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A.
Before you pass the last road sign
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B.
Before you reach the solid line that separates the lanes Correct
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C.
Before the traffic light changes color
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D.
Before you enter the intersection itself
The answer is "Before you reach the solid line that separates the lanes"
Painted arrows assign a direction to each lane, and the solid line between those lanes is the point you must be committed by. Drivers who habitually change lanes at the last moment picture the intersection itself as the deadline, but the manual moves the deadline back to the solid line.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Before you pass the last road sign
Signs aren't the reference point for arrow-lane rules. This answer anchors the rule to signage, the way freeway exit-lane countdowns are usually remembered.
C. Before the traffic light changes color
The color of the light doesn't decide when you must be in position. This answer reads the signal state as the trigger for lane commitment, a habit borrowed from timing left turns.
D. Before you enter the intersection itself
The intersection isn't the deadline the manual names. This answer uses the intersection boundary as the cutoff, the way a driver used to late lane switches treats every corner.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Markings in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Pavement Markings: Arrows," p.32..
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