[Step-By-Step Instructions To Pass 3 Point Turn :: K Turn :: Y Turn]
Hi there smart drivers, Rick with Smart
Drive Test talking to you today about
how to do a three-point turn. The
three-point turn is another slow speed
maneuver that you will be required to
demonstrate for the purposes of a road
test.
So what we're going to do today we're
going to look up the cameras and what
we're going to do a three-point turn and
show you step-by-step how to do a
three-point turn for the purposes of
your road test. Stick around, we'll
be right back with that information.
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Hi there smart drivers, welcome back. Rick
with Smart Drive Test talking to you
today about how to do a three-point turn
for the purposes of a road test. Most of the
time the examiners are going to indicate to
you that you're going to do a
three-point turn. And they're gonna get
you to pull over to the right side of
the road. When you're pulling over to the
right side of the road, ensure that you
check your mirrors, do a shoulder check,
and signal to the right. When you're stopped on
the side of the road, you're going to do a
mirror, signal, shoulder check and put
your left signal on. Most of the time
they're going to get you to do this on a
dead-end street or a limited-access
street. If they do get you to do it on
the street where there's traffic in two
directions you're going to have to make
sure that there isn't any traffic coming
from either direction when you move out
to the left. So you get your left signal on,
you steer all the way to the left. Once
you get near the center line, straighten
the wheels out, drive all the way to the
curb on the other side. When you get to
the curb on the other side, put your
right signal on, put the vehicle in
reverse, and do a 360° scan. Scan that there
isn't any traffic coming from either
direction. Start to back up - when the
vehicle starts to move, steer all the way
to the right and look over your right
shoulder. As you get to the center line
straighten the wheels out and then look
over your left shoulder because the left
side of the vehicle. Because the vehicle
is on an angle, it's going to be the left
wheel at the rear of the vehicle -
the driver's rear wheel that's going to
reach the curb
first. you want to look over your left
shoulder, that way you know where to stop
near the curb, when you get near the curb.
Put your left signal on, do a 360° scan,
signal to the left -
look in the direction you want to go, and
steer the vehicle, and accelerate into
your intended path of travel. So that's
the steps that you need to do in order
to do the three-point turn. So what we're
going to do here, we're going to fire up the
vehicle and we're going to demonstrate
that and talk you through it step by
step. Left signal on, checking the mirrors -
no traffic coming from either direction -
checking that mirror as well.
Shoulder checking, moving the vehicle
forward and steering all the way to the left.
I'm near the center line, so I'm
straightening my wheel out and I'm
driving all the way to the curb. Putting
my right signal on and the vehicle in reverse.
Do a 360° scan - nothing coming. I started to
move the vehicle and I steer all the way
to the right looking over my right
shoulder. And I'm right near the center line
now - straighten my wheels and I look
over my left shoulder. Stop near the curb,
vehicle into first (park), 360° scan. There is a
vehicle coming from that direction. Left
signal and I steer to the left looking
in the path that I want to go and I
accelerate the vehicle.
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Quick review of the three-point turn.
You're going to pull up and pull over to
the right side of the road. When you pull
over to the right side of the road be sure
that you mirror, signal, shoulder check.
When you pull over to the right side of
the road the examiner may or may not
indicate that you're going to do a
three-point turn as you're pulling up. So
when you pull over to the right side of
the road, secure the vehicle by putting
it in park. Most of you are going to be
driving an automatic. For those of you
who are brave enough to drive a manual
transmission on your road test,
put it in neutral and apply the parking
brake to secure the vehicle. When the
examiner tells you that you're going to
do a three-point turn, do a 360°-degree
check and make sure that there isn't any
traffic coming from the front or any
traffic from the rear. Mirror,
signal, shoulder check to the left. Put
your left signal on and put the vehicle
into drive or into a forward gear. As
soon as the vehicle starts to move, steer
rapidly all the way to the left. When the
vehicle gets to the centerline
straighten the wheels out and as I said
before, the steering wheel moves
one-and-a-half turns all the way to the
left, one and a half turns all the way to
the right. So in order to bring it back
to straight you've got to bring the
steering wheel back one-and-a-half turns
back to straight. When you get to center line of the road,
straighten the wheels and drive all the
way to the curb or the edge of the road
on the other side.
Stop - as soon as you stop the vehicle put
it into reverse that way the reverse
lights come on. And put your right signal
on - the flashing light gets the attention
of other traffic if there is other
traffic. Before you start to reverse, do a
360° degree scan - make sure there aren't
any other vehicles or road users--
pedestrians, bicycles, people on scooters,
those types of things--even though you
will probably be on a quiet street. So
make sure there aren't any other road
users. Look over your right shoulder...
this would be your right over here. [CHUCKLING] Start
to back up, turn the steering wheel all
the way to the right one and a half
turns to the right and begin to back up.
When you get to the center line, steer
the vehicle back one-and-a-half turns
back to straight and look over your left
shoulder - this one over here [POINTING TO LEFT SHOULDER] ...this time
when you get to center look over that
shoulder.
Back up until the rear tire on this side
of the vehicle is against the curb. Stop,
put the vehicle in drive, do a 360° degree
scan, put your left signal on and look in
the path of travel. If the way is clear and
there aren't any other road users or
vehicles, proceed and look in your path of travel.
Steer the vehicle and accelerate into
your intended path of travel.
That's the step-by-step procedure for
doing a three-point turn. It is one of
the slow speed maneuvers that you will
have to do for the purposes of a road
test. Be prepared for that - go out and
practice - find a quiet place that you can
go and do a three-point turn - where
there's minimal traffic around. Question
for my smart drivers: do you have any
tips for doing three-point turns for the
purposes of a road test?
Leave a comment down in the comment
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Have a great day. Bye now.
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