You're approaching an Oregon intersection and realize you're in the wrong lane to make the turn you want. What does the handbook tell you to do?
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A.
Make the turn anyway: other drivers will adjust.
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B.
Continue to the next intersection and find another way around. Correct
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C.
Stop in the intersection until you can change lanes.
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D.
Reverse to a position where you can change lanes.
The answer is "Continue to the next intersection and find another way around."
If you are at an intersection and in the wrong lane to turn, go to the next intersection. The handbook's reasoning is explicit: it is safer to drive around the block than it is to risk a collision due to a last-minute lane or direction change. The principle is general; never let a navigation mistake force a sudden cross-lane move at an intersection.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Make the turn anyway: other drivers will adjust.
Forcing a turn from the wrong lane risks a collision and is contrary to the handbook rule. Misreading: Ignores the manual's directive to go to the next intersection and treats other drivers' yielding as license for a last-minute lane or direction change.
C. Stop in the intersection until you can change lanes.
Stopping in an intersection blocks traffic and is unsafe. Misreading: Invents a stopping option the manual never offers; the rule is to continue to the next intersection, not to halt mid-intersection waiting for a lane change.
D. Reverse to a position where you can change lanes.
Reversing in or near an intersection is unsafe and not the rule. Misreading: Substitutes reversing for the manual's instruction to go to the next intersection, exactly the kind of last-minute lane or direction change the rule is meant to prevent.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Turns & Intersections, Turns," p.39..
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