In this video I'm going to give you a step by step guide
on how to reverse around a corner
these steps will help you reverse around a corner
successfully without hitting the kerb
and without going too wide
while at the same time showing good observation
I'm going to give you a practical demonstration on
how it's done but firstly let's have a quick look
at these steps with the help of this picture here
So there's 4 main stages to reversing around
a corner, let's have a look at them now
stage 1 is between here and here
just keep the wheel straight and drive in a
nice slow straight line back
Stage 2, around here when the kerb
disappears from your left side mirror
give it about 2 seconds
and then begin to turn left slowly
now if it's a sharper corner you may have to turn
faster, it does depend on the angle
of the corner
Stage 3, when the kerb reappears
in the same side mirror that it disappeared from
so when the kerb reappears around here
straighten up then, that usually means turning
to the right, at least 2 or 3
hand movements to the right that is
and that will straighten the car up, and the final stage then is
Stage number 4 and that's to avoid
weaving in and out like that
so in order to avoid weaving
you have to give it gentle quarter steers
letting the wheel react to your initial
movements as you will see me doing in the
practical demonstration which is coming up right now.
So I'm going to reverse around a corner here now
using the kerb as a reference point so
when it disappears I'll give it a second or 2 then turn
and when it reappears, I'll give it a second or 2 again
and then straighten up, and I'll be giving gentle
steers at the end so I don't over-steer, so let's try it now
and we'll see how it goes, so first of all I
check all around, make sure everything is okay, that there's no cyclists
people, other cars coming, into reverse gear
checking again a second time just to be sure
little bit of a bite because I'm on a hill
and back I go slowly, keeping the wheel fairly straight
at the start, I don't want to be doing any turns
or weaving at the start, so keeping the wheel fairly straight
looking behind but keeping an eye on the side mirror too
so I can use the kerb as a reference point
checking over my shoulders and mirrors to give myself a good
all round 360 degree safety bubble
watching for any cars over my right shoulder, mirrors, side mirror
so the kerb has disappeared there now, give it a second or 2
and then turn
don't turn fast, just slow and steady
I don't want to be locking the wheel fast, it's not a turnabout
it's a reverse around a corner, gentle steers, give the wheel time to react
still don't see the kerb in the side mirror so keep turning then
now the kerb has reappeared in the side mirror so give it a second or 2
then straighten up like that
give the wheel time to react, just checking around
trying to be aware of everything behind me
I can see that I'm a little bit far away from the kerb now
not very far just a small bit, give it quarter steers then, do that
give it time to react
let the tarmac disappear
and now go the other quarter like that
give it time to react, checking behind as well
and I can see that the tarmac has slightly come into view now
and I always try and finish with a straight wheel at the end
which is better, and I'm back far enough now by the looks of it
checking behind and mirrors
and I'll bring her to a stop then
handbrake first
and then neutral
So that's how to reverse around a corner
successfully
remember the key skills involved are using the
kerb as a reference point in your left side mirror
but you mustn't spend too long looking
in your left side mirror
It's so important to be aware of what's going on behind you
and that means looking over your left and right shoulder
frequently
keep the speed slow
and try not to over-steer
at the end when you are trying to fix a gap
in relation to distance from the kerb
give the wheel gentle steers, you saw me doing
quarter steers there, I'm going to leave a link in the description
for a great video I have specifically related to
quarter steers, you should see a card on top now as well
So that's it for now, thanks for watching, I hope this
video will help give you more confidence when you
try a reverse around a corner again
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to do with reversing so please have a look at those
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