Your long vehicle needs a wide path when it turns. You are about to turn left at an intersection where your street has two left-turn lanes and the cross street has two lanes each way. What should you do?

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Why

When there are two left-turn lanes, a long vehicle should turn from the right-hand one. Starting in the inside lane may force you to swing right during the turn, into the path of vehicles turning beside you, and switching lanes at the last moment creates the same conflict.

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Topic: CDL general knowledge   License: CDL

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• Managing Space Around Your Vehicle

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