Alberta Motor Association Parking, Turning, and Lane Changes 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When turning left at an intersection, where should your vehicle be positioned before the turn?
- In the right-most lane
- As close to the centre line as possible (Correct answer)
- In any available lane
- Behind the stop line in any lane
Correct answer: As close to the centre line as possible
Before a left turn, position your vehicle as close to the centre line (or in the dedicated left-turn lane) as safely possible.
Question 2: In Alberta, you may turn right at a red light after:
- Slowing to 20 km/h and checking for traffic
- Coming to a complete stop and yielding to all traffic and pedestrians (Correct answer)
- Flashing your lights and yielding
- Any time there is no cross-traffic visible
Correct answer: Coming to a complete stop and yielding to all traffic and pedestrians
A full stop is mandatory before a right turn on red; you must then yield to all cross-traffic and pedestrians before proceeding.
Question 3: At minimum, how far in advance must you signal before making a turn in Alberta?
- 15 metres
- 30 metres (Correct answer)
- 50 metres
- 100 metres
Correct answer: 30 metres
Alberta's Traffic Safety Act requires a signal at least 30 metres before the point of the turn.
Question 4: When making a left turn from a two-way street, you should turn into:
- Any open lane on the new road
- The far right lane of the new road
- The lane nearest to the centre line of the new road (Correct answer)
- The lane that is most convenient
Correct answer: The lane nearest to the centre line of the new road
A left turn ends in the lane nearest the centre line of the road you are entering, which corresponds to the lane you departed from.
Question 5: U-turns are generally prohibited in Alberta when:
- There is no U-turn sign posted
- They would interrupt or endanger other traffic (Correct answer)
- They are made on a road with more than two lanes
- They are performed at night
Correct answer: They would interrupt or endanger other traffic
A U-turn is illegal whenever it creates a hazard or unreasonably interrupts the flow of traffic, regardless of posted signs.
Question 6: What is the arm signal for a right turn?
- Arm extended straight out the window
- Arm extended out and angled downward
- Arm extended out and angled upward at 90 degrees (Correct answer)
- Arm waved in a circular motion
Correct answer: Arm extended out and angled upward at 90 degrees
The hand signal for a right turn is the left arm extended out the window and bent upward at a 90-degree angle.
Question 7: When turning left at a green light, you must yield to:
- No one — a green light gives full right-of-way
- Only pedestrians crossing your path
- Oncoming vehicles and pedestrians crossing your path (Correct answer)
- Vehicles behind you only
Correct answer: Oncoming vehicles and pedestrians crossing your path
A left-turning driver on a green light must yield to all oncoming through-traffic and pedestrians before completing the turn.
Alberta Motor Association Parking, Turning, and Lane Changes 2
When turning left at an intersection, where should your vehicle be positioned before the turn?