Your turn signal is broken. How can you legally signal a left turn?

• A.Extend your arm up from the elbow
• B.Extend your left arm straight out the window
• C.Point to the right
• D.Flash your brake lights three times

Why

Hand signals substitute for broken signals: left arm straight out for left, bent up for right, bent down for stop. Fix the signals promptly — hand signals are hard to see at night.

Manual topic: NY Driver's Manual (MV-21) - Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns · From the New York Learner's Permit (Car) practice bank (NYC-074).

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