If you are making a right turn, ______ before starting the turn.

If you are making a right turn, ______ before starting the turn.

• A. stop for at least 7 seconds
• B. move to the leftmost lane
• C. pull your tractor-trailer straight to the intersection
• D. turn wide to the left

Answer: (C)

When a tractor-semitrailer is going to make a right turn, you straighten the truck and pull up toward the intersection before starting the turn. This sets the tractor wheels straight and aligns the whole rig so the trailer will follow a predictable path. If you begin turning from a misaligned position, the trailer can swing wide and hit the curb, nearby objects, or cross into another lane. Straightening first gives you better control and helps you enter the turn from the correct lane. The other options don’t fit because they don’t address preparing the vehicle’s alignment for a safe turn: stopping for several seconds isn’t a turning prerequisite, moving to the leftmost lane is the wrong lane for a right turn, and turning wide to the left would push into an unsafe path or oncoming traffic.

When a tractor-semitrailer is going to make a right turn, you straighten the truck and pull up toward the intersection before starting the turn. This sets the tractor wheels straight and aligns the whole rig so the trailer will follow a predictable path. If you begin turning from a misaligned position, the trailer can swing wide and hit the curb, nearby objects, or cross into another lane. Straightening first gives you better control and helps you enter the turn from the correct lane.

The other options don’t fit because they don’t address preparing the vehicle’s alignment for a safe turn: stopping for several seconds isn’t a turning prerequisite, moving to the leftmost lane is the wrong lane for a right turn, and turning wide to the left would push into an unsafe path or oncoming traffic.