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Hi there smart drivers, Rick with Smart Drive Test talking to you today about
turning right at an intersection that
has a red light. I've had different
questions from smart drivers about this, so I
thought I would make a video and clarify
some of the information about turning
right at an intersection that has a red
light. Yes you can do it. First and
foremost, you have to come to a complete
stop first, yield the right-of-way to all
of the road users--pedestrians, people on
bicycles, and scooters--and then, when the
way is clear, and you have brought the
vehicle to a complete stop at the
correct stopping position, you then can
turn right. So what we're going to do
today, we're going to fire up the cameras,
go for drive and show you how to turn
right at a red light. Stick around, we'll
be right back with that information.
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Hi there smart drivers, welcome back. Turning right on a
red light. So we come to a stop before
the stop line. The line just rolls under the
front of the vehicle. We can see the pedestrian
crosswalk. We can't see the intersection
so we move forward until we can see. Then
we give the right of way to all other
road users. We have a pedestrian crossing
here. Pedestrian is good. The way is clear and we
proceed in behind the vehicles in the
left lane. That's how you make a right
hand turn on a red light. Mirror, signal
shoulder check approximately 1/2 block
from the turn. Up and stop moving.
Positioning the vehicle to the right.
Stop at the correct place. And the light
is going to turn green. We move forward
so we can see. There aren't any
pedestrians. The way is clear and we
proceed on the red light.
And that's how you do it at a red light.
You simply stop at the correct
stopping position.
Give the right-of-way to other road users
and then proceed.
Mirror, signal, shoulder check approximately
half a block from the turn.
Stop just before the
stop line. Scan the intersection. Give the
right-of way to pedestrians. That
pedestrian is coming across. So we stayed
behind the stop line until the
pedestrian attains the curb. We move
forward. Scanning the intersections. There aren't any vehicles coming.
Shoulder checking
immediately before the turn. Both hands
on the steering wheel and proceeding.
Turning right at the red light. Mirror,
signal, shoulder check - moving across the
bicycle lane and into the turning lane.
Stopping at the correct position behind
the stop line. And the light has gone to
red. Now we can go. We still scan
thoroughly. And we proceed.
And you saw as I was moving into the intersection
I scanned the intersection to ensure that
there weren't other road users.
At this intersection we're behind
traffic. A lot of the traffic
is probably going to be proceeding
straight through, so it's unlikely we're
going to be able to turn right on this
red light, but the traffic is moving
forward. But some of these vehicles don't
have their signals on and this is a
straight through turning lane. So it's
unlikely that vehicle in front of me...
doesn't look like he's turning, so...
Coming up. Scanning the intersection,
shoulder checking, shoulder checking
again. Scanning the intersection and
we've proceed. Here I could squeeze in
beside that vehicle but because there's
a bicycle lane and there's a solid white
line you cannot cross over that bicycle
lane and squeeze up in beside him--that
vehicle in front of you--to turn right. So
just know that on a road test that you
have to wait until that vehicle proceeds
because you can't squeeze over into the
bicycle lane for the purposes of a road
test. Perfect! The vehicle in front of me
decided to turn right as well. So we come
up. We stop at the stop line. Behind the
stop line. And the traffic is proceeding.
I've got pedestrians on my left that are
coming across so I wait for the
pedestrians to clear the intersection.
The pedestrians have cleared the
intersection. There's a lot of traffic
here and I've got a bicycle here. Okay
it's spring now, so now we have to be
careful of bicycles. That's why we need to
shoulder check. And that bicycle is
sitting right in the way. I don't know
what the person on the bicycle is doing.
I can go after this truck. The way is clear and
just keeping an eye on that bicycle. And
they seem to be staying where they are.
And that is the way that you turn right
on a red light.
And again, just pay attention to bicycles.
Quick review of right hand turns on a
red light. Stop before the stop line. Most
of these intersections are going to have
a stop line. So when the stop line just rolls
underneath the front of the car, stop.
Same thing as any other turns. As you're
approaching the turn, half a block from
the turn approximately, mirror, signal,
shoulder check, and keep your signal on if
your signal cancels because you're
moving over to the right to position the
vehicle. Then you need to turn your
signal back on. So just pay attention to
that. As you're making your turn you have
to give the right-of-way to all other
road users, particularly pedestrians. And
most likely there will be pedestrians
because you're at a traffic
light. And there will be pedestrians crossing. So
you have to wait until they attain the
sidewalk or footpath before
you can proceed around the corner.
Because you have to give the right-of-
way to pedestrians and other road users -
scooters and cyclists. And make sure now
that spring is coming on, we've got
cyclists out. Make sure that you do a
shoulder check as you saw in the one
video there, look for cyclists and make
sure you know what they're doing. Because
you don't want to impede their progress
or have some sort of conflict, especially
on your road test. One other point about
turning right on a red light, if you come
up to the red light and the traffic on
the other side is turning left--obviously
at an advanced green--that traffic at the
advanced green on the other side of the
intersection has the right-of-way. So you
have to wait until the advanced green
stops for the left turning traffic
before you can proceed because they have
the right-of-way over right-turning
vehicles. So just take note of that as
you saw in the one clip here when I was
turning right and the other vehicle
obviously was turning on an advanced
green. That vehicle had the right-of-way.
Question for my smart drivers: have you
had difficulty making right head turns
at red lights? Will this video will help
you out? Leave a comment down in the
comment section there. All of that helps
of the new drivers learning how to drive.
I'm Rick with Smart Drive Test. Thanks
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watching. I'm Rick with Smart Drive Test.
Good luck on your road test. And remember,
pick the best answer not necessarily the
right answer. Have a great day. Bye now.
Approximately half block from the turn
and the light of course went green on
us soo.... go scanning scanning scanning....
this one's going to work for
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