Turns and curves — Hawaii Permit Test

Get into the proper lane well before a turn: turn from the lane nearest the direction of the turn, into the nearest lane available.

Turning right from the left lane cuts across a car beside you going straight.

Turn from the traffic lane nearest the direction of the turn and into the nearest traffic lane available.

If you are not in the proper lane when you want to turn, go on and make the turn somewhere else; do not force your way over at the last minute.

A last-second swerve across lanes to make a turn is a common cause of sideswipes.

If you are not in the proper lane when you want to turn, continue on and make the turn elsewhere.

Make precise turns; do not swing wide or cut the corner short.

Cutting a left turn short puts your car in the face of a driver waiting at the corner.

Make precise turns; don’t swing wide or cut short.

Slow to a proper speed before you enter a curve or begin a turn, and hold a steady speed through it; braking or a sudden speed change in a curve can make you lose control.

Braking hard in the middle of a curve can send the car sliding off the outside of it.

Slow to a proper speed before you enter a curve or begin a turn.

Avoid left turns and U-turns whenever possible: they conflict more with other traffic and are much more hazardous than right turns.

A left turn crosses the path of oncoming cars that a right turn never meets.

Avoid left and “U” turns whenever possible.

Waiting to turn left at a red light, when it turns green move slowly into the intersection, keep the wheels pointing straight ahead, and turn when the intersection is clear and it is safe.

Wheels already turned left mean a bump from behind pushes you into oncoming cars.

While waiting to turn left at an intersection with a red traffic light, when the traffic light turns green, move slowly into the intersection, keep the wheels pointing straight ahead and turn when the intersection is clear, and it is safe to do so.

Which lane should you make a turn from?

The lane closest to the turn. Turning right from the left lane cuts across a car beside you going straight. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.67: “Turn from the traffic lane nearest the direction of the turn and into the nearest traffic lane available.”