Video lessons · Unit 4: Who goes first?

Turning Left

Green light... so you can turn left? Grandpa explains it in one minute.

What you'll learn

• Plain green light: you can turn left but you yield to oncoming traffic.
• Pull a little into the intersection and wait with your wheels STRAIGHT.
• Wheels turned and you get rear-ended you're shoved into oncoming traffic!
• Green arrow? That one's yours: oncoming traffic has a red.

Test yourself: 5 exam-style questions

1. 1. Two cars reach a 4-way stop at the same time. Who yields?

   1. Whoever is turning right
   2. The car on the left yields to the car on the right
   3. Nobody, they go together
   4. The car on the right yields to the left
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   Answer: The car on the left yields to the car on the right

   Tie: the car on the right goes first.

2. 2. You're turning left on a solid green light with no arrow. You must…

   1. Go first because the green light gives you priority
   2. Wait for red
   3. Honk and turn
   4. Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
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   Answer: Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians

   A round green doesn't give you priority to turn left. Wait for your gap.

3. 3. An ambulance with siren and lights comes up behind you. You…

   1. Pull to the left
   2. Speed up to get out of the way
   3. Stop right where you are, in your lane
   4. Pull to the right edge and stop
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   Answer: Pull to the right edge and stop

   To the right and stay put until it passes.

4. 4. Entering a roundabout, who do you yield to?

   1. Cars entering the roundabout after you
   2. Only trucks
   3. Nobody
   4. Traffic already in the roundabout
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   Answer: Traffic already in the roundabout

   Whoever is already circling has the right of way.

5. 5. You reach an intersection with no signs or signals at the same time as a car on your right.

   1. Yield to the car on your right
   2. The bigger vehicle goes first
   3. The faster car goes first
   4. Go first since you're on the left
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   Answer: Yield to the car on your right

   No signs and a tie: the car on the right goes. Same as a 4-way stop.