According to the Texas manual, when is the only time a vehicle should enter a center left-turn lane?
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A.
To reach a right turn from a busy multi-lane road
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B.
To pass slower traffic when the road is clear
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C.
To move around a stalled vehicle in your lane
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D.
To slow down or stop for a safe left turn Correct
The answer is "To slow down or stop for a safe left turn"
The manual limits the center lane to slowing down or stopping for a safe left turn: nothing else. Choice B is the trap for a driver who has seen others treat the center lane as a passing lane; the manual bans that use in the same sentence.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. To reach a right turn from a busy multi-lane road
This answer uses the center lane as a routing shortcut, which the manual reserves strictly for left turns. It extends the center lane's allowed use from left turns to right turns, a swap the manual never permits.
B. To pass slower traffic when the road is clear
This answer uses the center lane for passing, which the manual bans in the same sentence. It extends a passing-lane habit onto the shared center strip, which the manual explicitly excludes.
C. To move around a stalled vehicle in your lane
This answer uses the center lane as an evasive route the manual does not sanction. It confuses the shoulder-use rule for disabled vehicles with the center-lane rule for left turns.
This question tests your knowledge of Turning in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Handbook, "Left Turn Lane Only," p.33..
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