North Dakota driving lesson · Turning, Roundabouts & Highway Driving
Turning correctly
A 3-minute lesson from the North Dakota course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Good turns start early. Check both ways for traffic and pedestrians, signal for the last 100 feet, and get into the correct position before the intersection. Where you start and end a turn depends on whether each road is one-way or two-way.
Know the rule
For any turn, check both ways for traffic and pedestrians, and signal continuously for the last 100 feet before the turn.
Two-way onto one-way: approach with your left wheels close to the centerline, turn before reaching the center of the intersection, and enter the left lane of the one-way road.
Two-way onto a four-lane highway: approach with your left wheels close to the centerline and turn into the passing lane. When traffic permits, move right, out of the passing lane.
You're on a two-way street turning left onto a four-lane highway. Keep your left wheels near the centerline, yield to oncoming traffic, and turn into the passing lane. Once traffic permits, signal and move to the right lane.
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.
When approaching an intersection to make a right turn, where should you position your vehicle?
In the center lane
As far to the right as possible, close to the right curb
As far to the left as possible
Anywhere in your lane
Answer: As far to the right as possible, close to the right curb
When making a right turn, stay as far to the right as possible and make the turn close to the right curb.
