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Difficulty: MediumMotorcycles and Motor-Driven Cycles

You are preparing to make a left turn at an intersection across oncoming traffic. An approaching motorcycle has its right-turn signal continuously flashing, but the rider is maintaining speed and has not begun slowing down or turning. Which of the following actions is the safest and legally correct procedure to follow?

  1. Wait to execute the turn until the motorcycle rider actually begins making the turn or has cleared the intersection completely.Answer
  2. B
    Proceed with your left turn immediately, assuming the active turn signal grants you the right-of-way across oncoming lanes.
  3. C
    Accelerate rapidly across the oncoming lane to pass through the intersection before the motorcycle reaches your vehicle's path.
  4. D
    Enter the intersection without yielding, because vehicles turning left always take precedence over vehicles indicating a maneuver.

Answer

Wait to execute the left turn until the motorcycle rider either initiates the turn or clears the intersection entirely.
Because motorcycle turn signals frequently do not cancel automatically, a rider may accidentally travel straight through an intersection while their signal continues to flash. Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming traffic until the oncoming vehicle has visibly committed to turning or has passed safely through.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify potential equipment differences for motorcycles.
Recognize that unlike passenger cars, many motorcycle turn signals do not automatically cancel after completing a turn or lane change.
Riders may operate their motorcycle for long distances with a signal flashing without realizing it.
2
Evaluate oncoming right-of-way rules for left turns.
Determine that left-turning drivers are legally obligated to yield to oncoming traffic approaching near enough to cause a hazard.
An activated turn signal on an oncoming vehicle does not relieve the turning driver of the legal duty to yield.
3
Determine the safest defensive driving behavior.
Hold position until visual confirmation of the motorcycle's actual path is established.
Ensures no collision occurs if the motorcycle continues straight through the intersection.

Key Concept

Motorcycle turn signal non-cancellation and left-turn right-of-way rules
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Motorcycles and Motor-Driven Cycles

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