You have started a three-point turn by pulling to the right and stopping. What does the manual say to do next?
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A.
Wait for a gap, then accelerate hard across the road.
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B.
Reverse into the opposite lane before turning the wheel.
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C.
Turn the wheel hard right and back onto the shoulder.
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D.
Signal left, then check for traffic from all directions. Correct
The answer is "Signal left, then check for traffic from all directions."
After pulling to the right and stopping, the manual has you switch on your left turn signal and check carefully for traffic in every direction before you swing across. Drivers who remember the three-point turn as one continuous motion (pull over, then cut across) skip the pause and reach for something like option A, but the manual bakes the traffic check in before you touch the wheel again.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Wait for a gap, then accelerate hard across the road.
The manual inserts a signal-and-check step between stopping and crossing; skipping it is what this option does. This answer treats the turn as one continuous motion (pull over, then cut across) instead of the paused sequence the manual sets out.
B. Reverse into the opposite lane before turning the wheel.
The reverse move belongs to step 3, after the forward crossing in step 2. This answer reorders the maneuver as a back-and-forth, likely from a driver who recalls the reverse without the initial cross forward.
C. Turn the wheel hard right and back onto the shoulder.
The three-point turn stays on the roadway; no step sends the vehicle onto the shoulder. This answer adds a shoulder maneuver borrowed from parking or breakdown situations, not from the three-point turn.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Chapter 5 - U-Turns - Three-Point Turn," p.38..
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