A 2-minute lesson from the Mississippi course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Busy intersections may let several lanes turn at once, or let one lane either go straight or turn. One-way streets add another danger: turning the wrong way into oncoming traffic.
Know the rule
Some roadways allow vehicles in multiple lanes to turn at the same time, and some lanes let drivers either continue straight or turn. Always follow the directional arrows.
When two drivers approach an intersection and both want to turn left, each driver should turn to the left of the other: leave from the left lane and enter the left lane.
Where two one-way streets cross, right turns may be permitted from one street but not the other, and the same for left turns. These limits keep drivers from traveling the wrong way on a one-way street.
You're on a one-way street planning to turn left onto another one-way street. Turn from the lane nearest the left curb (unless markings allow other lanes), and check the ONE WAY sign so you don't turn against traffic.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Two drivers approach an intersection from opposite directions and both want to turn left. How should they turn?
Whichever driver arrived first turns first
They should both wait for a green arrow
Each should turn to the left of the other
The driver on the right always goes first
Answer: Each should turn to the left of the other
When both drivers want to turn left, each should turn to the left of the other, entering the left lane.
