You have a green arrow to make a U-turn. A driver coming from the opposite direction has a green arrow to turn right into the same lane you are heading for. Who yields?
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A.
Both must stop and wave the other through
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B.
Neither yields; both green arrows are fully protected
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C.
Whoever arrived at the line first goes first
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D.
The U-turning driver yields to the right-turning driver Correct
The answer is "The U-turning driver yields to the right-turning driver"
When both movements have a green arrow, the U-turning driver yields to the right-turning driver. Option B tempts drivers who read the solid-green-arrow rule as absolute protection and never reach the U-turn exception the manual prints right after it.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Both must stop and wave the other through
Signals decide the movement; hand signals between drivers are not the rule the manual sets. This answer falls back on the courtesy habit drivers use in ambiguous cases, though the signal already settles this one.
B. Neither yields; both green arrows are fully protected
The manual carves out a specific exception right after the green-arrow rule: when both are green, the U-turning driver yields to the right-turning driver. This answer reads the solid-green-arrow rule as blanket protection and stops before the sentence that names the U-turn exception.
C. Whoever arrived at the line first goes first
Arrival order settles all-way stops, not a signaled turn conflict. This answer applies the four-way-stop tiebreaker to a movement the signal has already prioritized.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Chapter 5 - Signals and Signs, Flashing Yellow Arrow Traffic Signal Heads," p.81..
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