According to the seven steps for a safe turn in the Texas manual, when should you decide to make the turn?
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A.
Once you reach the crosswalk
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B.
Before you get to the turning point Correct
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C.
When you can see the cross street clearly
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D.
At the last available moment to allow adjustments
The answer is "Before you get to the turning point"
The manual's first safe-turn step is to decide before you get to the turning point. Choice D restates the exact behavior the manual bans by name (a last-minute turn) and it looks tempting to a driver who values flexibility over commitment.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Once you reach the crosswalk
This answer waits past the point the manual sets for the decision. It anchors the decision to the crosswalk marking, which the manual uses to fix the stop line, not the turn call.
C. When you can see the cross street clearly
This answer confuses the pre-turn decision with the intersection observance rule about looking both ways. It substitutes visual scan timing for the manual's decision timing.
D. At the last available moment to allow adjustments
This answer names the exact behavior the manual calls dangerous. It treats flexibility as a virtue where the manual treats a last-minute turn as the failure mode.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Handbook, "Turning (Seven Steps)," p.39..
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