When turning left, you must yield to oncoming traffic except when you have what?

• A. You must yield to oncoming traffic
• B. You have a green left arrow indicating a protected turn
• C. There is a crosswalk on your left
• D. You are on a one-way street

Answer: (B)

Turning left usually requires yielding to oncoming traffic because those vehicles have the right of way as you enter the intersection. The exception is when you have a protected left turn, indicated by a green left-arrow signal. That arrow means oncoming traffic is stopped and you may turn left without yielding to those vehicles. You still need to watch for pedestrians and cyclists and obey the signal if it changes. The other situations don’t provide protection for the turn; they don’t remove the general rule to yield to oncoming traffic.