Pennsylvania Permit Test: Turning Practice Questions

Correct answer: At least 100 feet

Signal at least 100 feet before turning below 35 mph, and at least 300 feet at 35 mph or more.

Source: Chapter 3 – Managing Speed: Traffic Flow and Communicating

Correct answer: At least 300 feet

At 35 mph or more, Pennsylvania law requires signaling at least 300 feet before the turn.

Source: Chapter 3 – Managing Speed: Traffic Flow and Communicating

Correct answer: As close to the center line as possible

Make left turns from as close to the center line as possible, and right turns from as close to the right edge as possible.

Source: Chapter 3 – Turning, Merging and Passing

Correct answer: The closest lane going your way

Turn into the closest lane in your direction—left lane for left turns, right lane for right turns—and change lanes only after completing the turn.

Source: Chapter 3 – Turning, Merging and Passing

Correct answer: Three to four seconds

To complete a turn safely, signal three to four seconds before the turn, then position, control speed and finish in the proper lane.

Source: Chapter 3 – Turning, Merging and Passing

Correct answer: You may meet a driver head-on in it

The longer you drive in the center turn lane, the more likely you are to meet someone head-on.

Source: Chapter 3 – Turning, Merging and Passing

Correct answer: 500 feet

Make sure drivers in all directions are at least 500 feet away and can see you; no U-turns on curves or near hill crests.

Source: Chapter 3 – Turning, Merging and Passing

Correct answer: About 8 seconds

To turn right, look left, ahead, right and left again, and allow about an 8-second gap from vehicles approaching from the left.

Source: Chapter 3 – Negotiating Intersections

Correct answer: About 9 seconds

When turning left from a minor onto a major street, allow a 9-second gap from vehicles approaching from the right.

Source: Chapter 3 – Negotiating Intersections

Correct answer: About 6 seconds

You need about a 6-second gap in both directions, or about a block of clear space, to cross a 30 mph street.

Source: Chapter 3 – Negotiating Intersections

Correct answer: A right-side ramp used to make a left turn

Where direct left turns are banned, a jughandle uses a right-turn lane that curves back to meet the major road at a signal, where you then turn left.

Source: Chapter 3 – Negotiating Intersections

Correct answer: Changing lanes during the turn

With dual left-turn lanes, the driver beside you may turn at the same time, so don't change lanes mid-turn.

Source: Chapter 3 – Negotiating Intersections