Oklahoma driving lesson · Lane Usage and Maneuvers
Right turns, left turns and one-way streets
A 3-minute lesson from the Oklahoma course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Oklahoma's manual breaks turns into set steps: four for a right turn and five for a left turn. The idea is to be in the correct position well before the corner, slow down early, and finish in the proper lane without swinging wide or cutting across.
Right turn (4 steps):
Well before the corner, move over to the right side
Begin signaling and slowing down at least 100 feet from the corner
Select the proper gear and look both ways before starting the turn
When you meet another driver at an intersection and both of you are turning left, each turns to the left of the other. Leave from the left lane and enter in the left lane.
Two vehicles turning left pass to the left of each other
Know the rule
On one-way or divided streets, always turn from the lane nearest the curb. Going straight, you may use any lane, but the extreme right and left lanes should be used for turning. Don't weave in and out of lanes.
Turning on one-way streets: no turns from the middle lanes
Know the rule
Where two one-way streets cross: westbound vehicles in the left lane may turn left, southbound vehicles in the right lane may turn right, and other vehicles continue straight ahead.
On a three-lane one-way street you need to turn left at the next corner and you're in the middle lane. Signal, check mirrors and blind spot, and move into the far-left lane (nearest the left curb) well before the corner, then make the turn at 10 mph or less.
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.
What is the recommended speed while actually making a turn?
