Turning — Texas Permit Test

A driver gives the proper turn signal at least 100 feet before turning, and does not hold a hand signal while making the turn because both hands are needed on the wheel.

The hand comes back in before the wheel starts to move. Turning one-handed is how a driver loses the line.

If using a hand signal, hold the signal until you are close enough to the intersection for others to know your intention. Do not hold the signal while making the turn; you need both hands on the wheel

A driver who cannot get into the proper lane within one-half block before turning should not turn, and should continue straight ahead.

Cutting across at the corner is the turn that catches somebody alongside. Going round the block costs a minute.

If you cannot get into the proper lane within one-half block before turning, do not turn, and continue straight ahead

A driver decides on a turn before reaching the turning point, because a last minute turn is dangerous.

A driver who decides at the corner does everything at once. Nobody behind has any warning of any of it.

Decide before you get to the turning point. Never make a last minute turn; it is dangerous

Making a right turn, a driver signals for a lane change well ahead, moves to the far right lane when it is safe, and keeps as close as possible to the right edge of the road.

A wide right turn swings into the next lane, where somebody is passing. Hugging the edge keeps the car in one lane.

Keep as close as possible to the right edge of the road

Making a right turn, a driver uses the right turn signal and slows down at least 100 feet from the corner.

Braking at the corner surprises whoever is behind. A hundred feet is where the slowing starts.

Use your right turn signal and slow down at least 100 feet from the corner

Making a left turn, a driver stays to the right of the center line entering the intersection and yields to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.

Cutting the corner puts the car in the oncoming lane before the turn has even started. Staying right of the line is what keeps it out.

Look in all directions before starting to turn. Stay to the right of the center line as you enter the intersection

A driver completes a left turn by entering the lane in which they will interfere least with other traffic.

Landing in the wrong lane after the turn puts the car in front of somebody at speed. The lane is chosen before the turn starts.

To complete a left turn you should turn to the right of the center line of the road into which you are turning by entering the lane in which you will interfere the least with other traffic

Turning left from a one-way street onto a two-way street, a driver turns from the left lane into the right lane, moving in the same direction.

Both roads have a near side and the turn joins one to the other. Landing anywhere else crosses traffic.

If you are turning left from a one-way street you should turn from the left lane into the right lane, moving in the same direction

Turning left onto a one-way street, a driver enters the street in the lane where they will interfere least with other traffic.

Every lane is going the same way, so none of them is wrong by definition. The one that gets in the way least is the right choice.

If you are turning left onto a one-way street, enter the street in the lane in which you will interfere the least with other traffic

A driver slows to a reasonable turning speed before making the turn and does not use the brake or clutch while turning.

Braking mid-turn upsets the car exactly when it has least grip. The speed comes off before the wheel goes over.

Slow down to a reasonable turning speed prior to making the turn

A driver moves into the proper lane as soon as possible, and the faster traffic is moving, the sooner they should do it.

At speed a lane change needs a bigger gap and more warning. Leaving it late means taking a gap that is not there.

Move into the proper lane as soon as possible. The faster the traffic is moving, the sooner you should move into the proper lane

Why does a Texas driver stop a hand signal before starting the turn?

Both hands are needed on the wheel. The hand comes back in before the wheel starts to move. Turning one-handed is how a driver loses the line. Texas Driver Handbook, p.40: “If using a hand signal, hold the signal until you are close enough to the intersection for others to know your intention. Do not hold the signal while making the turn; you need both hands on the wheel”