Question 7130
When does using the turn signals give you the right-of-way?
- When leaving a parking space to merge into traffic.
- When we turn on the turn signal at an intersection to turn right.
- When we are about to change lanes and turn on the turn signal before the vehicles traveling behind us.
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Correct answer: When we are about to change lanes and turn on the turn signal before the vehicles traveling behind us.
The turn signal gives you priority in one situation: you are ahead in your lane, you signal that you are moving to one side, and those behind you want to move to the same side. They must then wait, unless one of them has already started passing you. In the image, the gray passenger car is already signaling, so the blue one lets it move out first. When entering traffic or turning, signaling does not give you the right-of-way.