You are turning left from a two-way street onto another two-way street. According to the Texas manual, where should your vehicle be as you enter the intersection?
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A.
Crossing over the center line partway
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B.
Aligned with the far curb of the cross street
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C.
Centered exactly over the dividing stripe
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D.
To the right of the center line Correct
The answer is "To the right of the center line"
The manual tells you to stay to the right of the center line as you enter the intersection. Choice A is the swing-wide habit some drivers pick up from watching trucks that need extra room, and it is exactly the position the manual excludes.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Crossing over the center line partway
Puts the vehicle on the oncoming side, the exact position the manual rules out. This answer borrows the swing-wide habit some drivers pick up from watching trucks that need the extra room.
B. Aligned with the far curb of the cross street
Uses a curb reference the manual does not set for the left-turn entry. This answer carries a destination-curb sighting from parking maneuvers into the left-turn entry.
C. Centered exactly over the dividing stripe
Straddles the very line the manual tells you to stay right of. This answer confuses the entry position with the everyday habit of centering the car inside its lane.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "How to Make a Left Turn," p.40..
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