Driving Lesson - Emerge Left
Driving Lesson - Emerge Left
Types
- Open (good vision)
- Can plan well ahead
- Often don't have to stop
- Closed (poor vision)
- Unable to plan ahead
- Usually have to stop
Signs and road markings
- Give way, Stop
- Lines (may only appear at junctions on minor roads)
MSPSL and LADA routines
Mirrors
- Check centre and left mirror
- Effective observation of all other road users
Signal
- Left indicator
- To inform other road users
- Correct timing
- Too early - other road users will/may ignore
- Too late - other road users won't have time to react
Position
- Maintain normal driving position
- Centre of lane or 1m from kerb
Speed
- Closed junction, STOP
- Open junction, often don't have to stop
- Change to appropriate gear
- 1st gear, closed junction
- 1st or 2nd gear, open junction
Look
- Check main road ahead, look right - left - right
- Right - Traffic you meet first comes from the right
- Left - Ensure nothing is on your side (overtaking)
- Right - Final check
Assess
- Assess all other road users
- Speed
- Position
- Direction
- Signals
- Priority
Decide
- Based on the above info
- Is it safe to pull out?
- Is there time to pull out?
Act
- Stop
- Behind the line
- Continue to Look, Assess, Decide
- Go
- Move off safely without hesitation
- Steer
- Check Mirrors
Unmarked Junctions
- No one has priority
- Try to get eye contact
- Proceed with caution

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