[TITLE: HOW TO CHANGE LANES PROPERLY | PASS A ROAD TEST SMART]
Hi there smart drivers, Rick with Smart Drive Test
talking to you today about how to lane
merge. What we're gonna do is we're going to
go for a drive in the car and show you how
to do that. So essentially
the steps are: locate the space - check your mirrors, you signal, shoulder check, and
put your signal on. Shoulder check before
you start to move over; immediately before you
start to cross the line, you're
going to shoulder check again. You have
to make sure the way is clear and you have a
space to move into. You're going to
accelerate slightly as you move from one
lane to the other and you're gonna leave
your signal on all the way into the lane.
So we're going to do that today in the
vehicle - show you how to do that.
Stick around we'll be right back with
that information.
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OK, lane merge - mirror, signal, shoulder
check. And then shoulder check again
immediately before crossing the line and we accelerate
slightly to maintain our speed as
we cross over. Leave your signal all the
way into the lane - until you get completely in
the other lane on the other side. So that's how
you lane merge...right into your lane - okay,
and I'm signaling over to the left. I
leave my signal on and I'm slowing
because the traffic in front is stopped. Sometimes you'll
have to do that and again we're going to
make a left hand turn here. And there's a
painted island - do not drive on the
painted island. For the purposes of a
road test treat it like it's made of
concrete. Wait until the traffic proceeds
forward and then move into your lane.
So move into the turning lane as soon
as the turning lane starts. The light is
green - there's a huge truck as you can
see. I put the front tires on the front
crosswalk line. Now the other thing I'm
going to need to do, is I'm going to do
a little jig-jog here. So I move
out to the left and then I straighten my
wheels out again. That way if I'm
rear-ended from the rear I won't be pushed out into oncoming traffic. Shoulder check...
into the inside lane. Immediately put on
my right hand signal - I don't want to
change lanes over the railway crossing.
So I come over the railway crossing and then
I change lanes back to the right immediately
when I make a left-hand turn.
Quick review of lane merging: mirror, signal
shoulder check - locate your gap. Make sure
that it's legal - that you do not merge
across a solid white line. Because in
North America, if you merge across the
solid white line that's major demerits
on your road test. So you get your signal
on and you want to accelerate slightly as you move from one lane to the other. In
most cases to maintain a constant speed
because you have increased distance from
one lane to the other when you're moving
on a diagonal. So you got to increase
your speed slightly. Just before your
vehicle crosses over the line between
the two lanes, shoulder check again.
Leave your signal on all the way into
the other lane. When you get in the other
lane look in the path of travel and
steer the vehicle in that path of travel.
So when you get completely into the lane
cancel the signal, look in the path of
travel and steer the vehicle. Sometimes
you're going to have to slow, you won't
be able to accelerate between the lanes
of traffic because the traffic in front
of you will be slowing - if you're moving
towards an intersection or whatnot. So
that's how you lane merge. Question for
my smart drivers: have you ever been cut
off by somebody doing a lane merge
incorrectly. Leave a comment down in the
comment section there. All that helps us out.
I''m Rick with Smart Drive Test, thanks
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Thanks again for watching. Good luck on
your road test. And remember pick the best
answer not necessarily the right answer.
Have a great day. Bye now. [OUTRO, MUSIC & BLOOPER] Mirror, signal
shoulder check - signal on. I'm going to brake
a little bit because somebody just pulled out in front
of us. And and we shouldn't have done that in
the intersection....information for you...[LAUGHING]
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