Because your vehicle is long, it needs extra room on turns. You are about to turn left from one street onto another, and each has one lane going each way. What should you do?

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Why

Because of off-tracking, the rear wheels of a long vehicle follow a tighter path than the front ones, so you need to reach the center of the intersection before you turn left. Turning too soon can bring the left side of the vehicle into other traffic, and on a two-way street the left lane belongs to oncoming drivers.

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Topic: CDL general knowledge   License: CDL

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• Managing Space Around Your Vehicle

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