Learning to drive with World Driving. Turning left, turning right tips.

Things turning for the worse? Get some help on turning left and right from World Driving

The most important thing is to BE PREPARED as you approach. Look where the turn is. Look out for signs, markings and spaces in between buildings. Remember your MSM routine (mirror, signal, manoeuvre) and give yourself time to carry out the correct routine.

How to turn left...
Check mirrors (especially looking out for cyclists and pedestrians), position to the left, signal left in good time but not too early. Slow down and change down gears if needed (1st gear if you're turning in to a small or uphill road, otherwise 2nd) making sure that you release the clutch before you turn. Leaving the clutch pressed would be bad and is called 'coasting'. Coasting would mean that you have less control over the car.

Although you have priority, always be ready for what might be in the road that you're turning in to.
Use your 'pull-push' method of steering, keeping about a metre from the kerb.

Common mistakes can be coasting (holding the clutch down whilst turning), swinging out wide when turning, not spotting pedestrians in the road (forward planning).

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How to turn right...
Check mirrors (look out for overtaking motor-bikes, cars, cyclists), signal right, position just left of the centre line, slow down and give-way to oncoming cars. If there isn't any oncoming cars then change down gears, clutch up, check mirrors again before turning and make sure that you don't cut the road you're turning into. Look out for pedestrians who cross at junctions and cyclists.

If there are oncoming cars, then stop and wait for a space. Be wary of someone flashing their headlights, it doesn't always mean that its safe for you to go (flashing headlights is supposed to be a warning signal), so be careful. Check mirrors again before you turn.

Rushing, crossing arms, cutting the turn, coasting, causing someone to slow down and not checking mirrors properly.


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