Lane use turning — Delaware Permit Test

Lane use turning on the Delaware permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Where no signs or lane markings control turning, turn from the lane closest to the direction you want to go.

A car turning right from the left lane cuts across the car beside it.

Where there are no signs or lane markings to control turning, you should turn from the lane that is closest to the direction you want to go and turn into the lane closest to the one you came from.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.87

Where no signs or lane markings control turning, turn into the lane closest to the one you came from, so you cross the fewest lanes of traffic.

A car swinging into the far lane crosses paths with traffic already in the near one.

Where there are no signs or lane markings to control turning, you should turn from the lane that is closest to the direction you want to go and turn into the lane closest to the one you came from.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.87

On a right turn, avoid swinging wide to the left before making the turn.

The driver behind may think you are turning left and try to pass you on the right.

Right turns – On right turns, avoid swinging wide to the left before making the turn.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.87

On a left turn, avoid cutting the corner so sharply that you run into someone approaching from the left.

A driver who cuts the corner meets the car waiting at the stop line on the street he turns into.

Left turns – When making a left turn, avoid cutting the corner so sharply that you run into someone approaching from the left.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.88

Where signs or lane markings allow two or more turning lanes, stay in your lane during the turn.

Two cars turning side by side collide when one drifts across the line mid-turn.

Multiple lanes turning – If there are signs or lane markings that allow for two or more turning lanes, stay in your lane during the turn.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.88

On the test

With no signs or lane markings, which lane should you turn from?

The lane closest to your turn. A car turning right from the left lane cuts across the car beside it. Delaware Driver Manual, p.87: “Where there are no signs or lane markings to control turning, you should turn from the lane that is closest to the direction you want to go and turn into the lane closest to the one you came from.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.