Signal at least 100 feet ahead
A free practice question for the South Carolina permit test, with the answer explained.
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How far before a turn should you start signaling?
The rule
By state law, turn on your signal 100 feet or more before you turn left or right, change lanes or merge into traffic. Cancel it when you are done.
Turn your signal on at least 100 feet ahead of a turn, so drivers, bike riders and pedestrians know what you plan to do.
From the SCDMV Driver's License Manual, page 8-9. 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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