The Texas manual tells you to signal continuously for at least 100 feet before turning. What does it say to do with the signal once your turn is complete?
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A.
Switch it to signal your new heading
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B.
Flash it three more times before switching off
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C.
Turn off your signal lights once the turn is complete Correct
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D.
Leave it on to warn following drivers
The answer is "Turn off your signal lights once the turn is complete"
The manual says to turn off the signal once the turn is complete because a leftover signal still means 'turn' to other drivers. Choice D is a courtesy-signaling habit some drivers imagine helps followers, and the manual treats it as a hazard rather than a favor.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Switch it to signal your new heading
This answer adds a signal the manual does not use. It invents a new-direction convention that has no place in the Texas manual.
B. Flash it three more times before switching off
This answer adds a flash pattern the manual does not require. It borrows a courtesy-flash routine from truckers' lights-off swap and applies it where the manual asks for a clean off.
D. Leave it on to warn following drivers
This answer keeps the signal active past the point the manual wants it off. It borrows a courtesy-signaling habit some drivers imagine helps followers, which the manual instead treats as a false cue.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Handbook, "How to Signal," p.38..
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