Driving Lesson - Turning Left
Driving Lesson - Turning Left
MSPSL Routine
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
- Slow to suitable speed using brakes
- 5 - 10 mph, blind or tight corner
- 10 - 20 mph, open or shallow corner
- Change to appropriate gear
- 1st gear, blind or tight corner
- 2nd gear, open or shallow corner
- Do not coast into or round corner
- Not in full control
- Mustn't release clutch in corner
- Stranded if in neutral
- Stall if in wrong gear
Look
- Check road ahead
- Check in new road
- Assess all other road users
- Ensure it is safe to turn
Point of Turn
- When front bumper of car level with first curved kerbstone
- Too soon - will hit kerb
- Too late - will cross white line
Steer
- Pull Push
- Straighten up
- Just before the turn is completed
- Feed wheel back
Check Mirrors
- New road, new mirrors
- Accelerate
- Change gear

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