- For new drivers,
if you're going to crash,
the highest probability of crashing
is executing a left-hand turn,
'cause most of the time,
you misjudge the gap.
When preparing for a driver's test,
it's the most complicated and complex maneuver
that you have to learn.
Today, we're going to do tips and strategies
to pass your driver's test
and execute your left-hand turns correctly.
Stick around.
We'll be right back with that information.
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Many left-hand turns at traffic lights
are going to have turning lanes.
Do not drive over the painted island
for the purposes of your driver's test.
You will either incur severe demerits
or you will outright fail your driver's test.
(turning signal clicking)
No oncoming traffic,
left lane to left lane.
Turn right into the left lane.
We're going to stay in this lane,
because we're going to turn left
at the next complex intersection here.
(laughs)
That left turn actually went swimmingly
and it wasn't what I wanted to show you at all.
(laughs)
Signaling, mirror signal shoulder check.
Make sure you shoulder check on your left turns
and we're stopping before the stop line
at the complex intersection.
This intersection has
an advanced left.
Left turn mirror signal shoulder check,
shoulder checking again into the turning lane
and you can see that front car
is actually over the stop line.
You want to stop behind the stop line,
because the left turning traffic on the cross street,
if you're over that cross-line,
there's a good chance that they could
take your front end off,
especially if it's a big truck.
K, we're proceeding straight.
When we're in line with the side street here,
we turn.
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- Mirror signal shoulder check,
approximately half a block before the turn.
Stopping before the stop line
just rolls under the front of the car.
That's when you bring the vehicle to a stop.
We can't see past the vehicle.
We do the little jig jog,
stick our nose out
and make sure that there isn't oncoming traffic
before you proceed around the corner
and that's where you're going to get into trouble.
You're just going to go
and you're not going to know for sure
whether the oncoming traffic is in fact stopped
or there isn't any
or you're going to misjudge the gap
when you're making a left-hand turn.
There's going to be times like this
you can't get into the turning lane
because the traffic's backed up.
You're going to have to wait until the traffic moves forward.
We move forward.
We put our front steer tires in the front crosswalk line
and we're probably going to have to go on the yellow.
So we move straight into the intersection,
double triple check that the oncoming traffic
has come to a stop
and then we expediently clear the intersection
and when you're moving straight forward
into the intersection,
that's when you're checking the oncoming traffic.
Double triple check
and make sure that they're coming to a stop
and again, you can see the car in front of us
is over the stop line.
If you do that on a driver's test,
you will accumulate severe demerits,
if not outright fail.
If you block a left-turning vehicle
on the cross street there.
So, know that you can't do
what that car in front of you is doing.
As well, they're angled to the left.
If they get rear ended,
they're going to be driven into oncoming traffic.
So, straight
and then turn
when you're in line with the,
as soon as the edge of the street,
that's for two lanes.
So, it's going to be one lane
before where you're going to turn
is where you're going to start turning left.
So, approximately half a block before the turn,
mirror signal shoulder check.
There's no oncoming traffic.
Right here at the edge of the road,
we turn.
Mirror signal shoulder check,
mirror signal shoulder check,
into the turning lane and stop in the queue,
so we can see the tires making clear contact
with the pavement in front.
Put our signal back on, because it canceled.
It came off and you're going to have to watch for that
to make sure that your signal stays on
and here, we turn
at the beginning of the first lane
into which we're going to turn.
Come around the corner,
signal on, mirror signal shoulder check
and we move over into the other lane
after that intersection.
Keep your signal all the way on
all the way into the lane
when you change lanes.
I was a little premature there.
I turned it off like one flash before I should have
and we're going to make a left.
The examiners told us to turn left
to the next controlled intersection.
So, we're going to stay in the left-hand lane.
We're not going to move over to the right
after turning left.
And again, when we're in line with the lane
before the lane we're going to turn into,
that's when we start turning the vehicle
and here at this intersection,
we're going to turn left on a multi-lane.
There's two turning lanes to the left.
We want to be in the right hand,
the outside turning lane.
That way we get around the corner,
we're going to be in the right-hand lane,
which is the lane that you need to be in
to drive for the purposes of your driver's test
and I'll put a card up in the corner for you
on turning on multi-lanes such as this one here
and that'll help you out.
Left-hand turns.
Don't drive over painted islands,
get in the turning lane as soon as it starts.
If you're waiting,
front steer tires in the front crosswalk line
when you see your gap or the light turns yellow,
start moving straight into the intersection
make sure your gap is sufficient
or the oncoming traffic has come to a stop.
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Have a great day
- Bye now.
Crazy day.
People just like walking around,
walking across the road,
not even looking.