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Virginia Passenger Knowledge Exam Practice
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You are stopped at a steady green light with no arrow and wait to turn left. A line of oncoming cars is close to the intersection. What should you do while you wait?
A waits inside a green-light intersection to turn left. B and C approach in the opposing lane.
Correct answer: Keep your wheels straight, and turn when the oncoming cars have passed
Why
Virginia law makes a left-turning driver yield to oncoming vehicles that are close enough to be a hazard (§ 46.2-825). Also yield to oncoming bicycles and to pedestrians in the crosswalk that you will cross. Only a green left-turn arrow gives a left-turning driver the right-of-way over the other traffic.
Verified against Virginia Driver's Manual · Turning: Left turns; Green light · p. 20, 8
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