Which hand signal shows you plan to make a right turn?
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A.
Arm and hand pointing down, palm facing back.
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B.
A quick wave of the hand out the window toward the turn side.
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C.
Arm and hand held straight out the driver's window.
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D.
Arm out with the forearm bent straight up, palm forward. Correct
The answer is "Arm out with the forearm bent straight up, palm forward."
The right-turn hand signal is the arm held straight out with the forearm bent up, palm forward. Choice C is the trap for anyone who assumes any arm-out signal means a right turn; arm out with no bend is actually the left-turn signal.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Arm and hand pointing down, palm facing back.
This is the hand signal for slowing or stopping, not turning right. This answer uses the slow-and-stop hand signal in place of the right-turn signal.
B. A quick wave of the hand out the window toward the turn side.
The manual sets three specific hand shapes and an informal wave is not one of them. This answer uses a casual wave, a habit the manual does not accept as a legal turn signal.
C. Arm and hand held straight out the driver's window.
This is the left-turn hand signal, not the right. This answer treats any arm-out gesture as a right-turn signal; the plain arm-out shape is actually for a left turn.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Hand Signals," p.69..
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