In this video I'm going to show you how to turn left
we're going to cover gears, position
right of way and lots more
but this is my first video since I passed
the 1,000 subscriber mark over the weekend
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anyway, back to left turns
I'm going to give you some practical examples now
on how to turn left at junctions and roundabouts
so you'll see me doing it in reality
and this would be the typical route
that I would go on
if I was with a learner driver who was on the road for the first time, so here it is.
I'm going to be taking a few left turns now
firstly some roundabouts
and then some side roads and t-junctions, a few people there
give them a bit of extra room and then come back in to my own side
so firstly we have a left bend, but actually right now
it's a right bend so I'm keeping left
but then there's a bit of a left bend
so I'm going to keep a bit central, maybe third gear for the bend
keeping central on this bend, giving a little look
around it, also a cycle lane there as well which is all
the more reason to keep a bit central
and because of the cycle lane, I'll give a few quick mirror checks every now and then
as I come down along, so here's the first roundabout then
So I'll check my mirrors and signal left
checking mirrors again for any cyclists
coming down I notice a bit of a curve to the left there
and also the cycle lane as well which I want to stay away from, turn the wheel like that
there is a car there, I'm not 100% sure
so I'll go into first gear and give him a second
constantly looking both ways but mainly to the right
so he's okay there, one last look and a little check to the left
for any cyclists and I'll just make sure I'll stay away from that cycle lane
so that was the first turn off on the roundabout
turning left, I wasn't 100% sure what that car was doing
so I just decided to roll into first gear and give him a few
extra seconds so I could work out what he was doing rather
than risk pulling out, now another roundabout here
I notice the yellow lines encouraging me to slow down
slightly central for the left bend
another left turn, two lanes so I'll make sure I'm in the left lane
mirrors and indicate left
I'm already looking early and often on the roundabout
down to second gear, a few looks, all clear
by the looks of it, keep left here
and I'll turn my signal off here as well
because I don't want that guy thinking I'm turning left in here
sometimes a signal has a tendency to stay on
on certain bends like the one I was just on
so I was just conscious to turn that signal off
so as I don't give a misleading signal
driving along here, I'll be coming up to a left turn
again soon which will be from a major to a minor
road which we'll have in about half a minute
slowing down for that woman, she's okay
I'm conscious of that car as well so I'll just slightly slow down
for the woman and the car there and
a bit tight here but
not that bad so I can keep going, sometimes you'll have roads that will be
kind of tight
the space will be small but you can actually keep going
as long as you are cautious and not to reckless
now I'm going to be taking a left turn from
a major road that I'm on
onto a minor road
and as with all turns, I mustn't give a misleading signal
because there is an entrance to a supermarket beforehand, so I'll be going left where that white car
is pulling out, so mirrors and signal left
check the mirrors again, I have the right of way here
over the blue and red car here
give a look to be sure but because I'm
closer I have the right of way and when I'm on the new road then
glance at the mirror just to make sure I'm keeping left
another left here so mirrors and indicate
and because I'm on the near side I have the right of way over
any oncoming cars from that side if there were any
because I'm closer and I'm not crossing
any white lines so I would have the right of way
if another car was to come along there
So we've done roundabouts and side roads, now it's time for a t-junction
and this is a stop sign so I must stop completely
mirrors indicate left, even if it's quiet
I still have to stop completely because it's a
stop sign as you can see there, so down to second gear
keeping left by going with the curve on the left
making sure to stop completely, little bit of a hill so handbrake and then first gear
looks all clear, one last look to be sure
and off I go, now that was a stop sign, it was fairly
quiet, there was nothing coming but because
the t-junction was a stop sign I have to stop
completely
and then make my move once it's safe, it doesn't matter
that there's nothing there and it's quiet you still have to stop
completely, whether you use the handbrake or not is optional
I felt I was on a bit of a hill so I used it but you don't necessarily
have to use it you just have to make sure you stop completely at the stop line.
And this time I'm going to be taking a left turn
at a t-junction again but this one is yield as you might see
by the white triangle so I don't necessarily have to stop here but only if it's safe
so as I'm coming up I'm looking, going into first
gear here, all looks clear
and that was fine there, making sure I keep left
so that was a t-junction
unlike the previous one which was a stop sign, that was a yield
sign so it was okay that I didn't have to stop there
because it was just yield, I can just roll into first gear
take it slow, get plenty of looks and keep left of course
but I don't have to stop at that particular one
because it's only a yield sign.
Turning left should be easier
than turning right because there's less work involved
as you usually only have to cross one lane
and that's why I normally start with a learner driver
on left turns and then
and as the driver gets more experienced I move on to right turns
please let me know in the comments section how you found driving
for the first time
did you start with left or right turns? Were you nervous?
what challenges did you encounter on the road?
I'd love to find out
That's just about it for now
if you enjoyed this video you
also enjoy these two videos coming
up on screen, one is about general observation at junctions and roundabouts
and the other is about the proper position
for a right turn
both are related to this video and they kind of
tie in nicely together so I hope you find them beneficial like this one
thanks for watching and I'll see you soon.