You are turning left onto a divided highway with a physical barrier between the two roadways. What does the manual tell you to do?
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A.
Cross both roadways during a single gap in traffic
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B.
Turn left before the barrier if a gap opens on your left
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C.
Cross the first roadway, then turn left on the other side of the barrier Correct
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D.
Wait on the median until traffic clears in both directions
The answer is "Cross the first roadway, then turn left on the other side of the barrier"
A divided highway is really two one-way roadways separated by a physical barrier. To turn left onto one, you cross the first roadway during a gap from your left, then turn left onto the second roadway during a gap from your right. Trying to turn left before the barrier ends up head-on with traffic coming from your left. The pull toward B overlooks that physical divider between the two roadways and puts a left turn head-on with traffic approaching from that side.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Cross both roadways during a single gap in traffic
The manual describes a two-step process across the barrier, not a single crossing. This answer treats the divided highway like a standard undivided intersection.
B. Turn left before the barrier if a gap opens on your left
Turning left before the physical divider puts you head-on with traffic approaching from your left. This answer overlooks the physical divider that separates the two roadways.
D. Wait on the median until traffic clears in both directions
The median between the roadways is a physical barrier, not a staging area for waiting. This answer confuses a physical median-barrier design with a wide staging median.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "One Way, Wrong Way and Do Not Enter Signs," p.49..
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