Center left turn lane
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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What is this center lane for?
The rule
A center left turn lane, marked on each side by a solid outer line and a broken inner line, is only for getting ready for and making left turns or U-turns, and you may drive in it for no more than 200 feet.
A center left turn lane is for getting ready for and making a left turn or U-turn. It isn't a travel lane or a passing lane. 200 ft: bike lane or center turn lane · 100 ft: start your signal.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 6, page 16. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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