Question 6505
In maneuvers that involve a lane change, when must the turn signal be turned off?
- As soon as the vehicle begins the lane change.
- As soon as the vehicle has established its new path of travel.
- About 50 meters after the vehicle has established its new path of travel.
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Correct answer: As soon as the vehicle has established its new path of travel.
Keep your turn signal on while moving sideways and turn it off as soon as your vehicle has established its new path of travel, for example, once you're traveling straight in the new lane. If you turn it off as you start moving over, you stop signaling right in the middle of the maneuver. If you leave it on for another 50 meters, others may think you're going to change lanes again. In the image, the red passenger car has its left turn signal on and must keep it on until it is traveling straight in the other lane.