Turn in the Road
Turn in the Road
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Turn in the Road
If you are asked to do a turn in the road manoeuvre on test, the examiner will ask you to turn the car around so we are facing the opposite direction making sure you don't hit the kerb, they may also say it's the turn in the road manoeuvre. If you're not sure about what they are asking just ask the examiner if this is the manoeuvre they mean they will confirm that it is.
Freedom Driving School Preston will teach you how to complete the turn in the road manoeuvre during your driving lessons in Preston. You may have heard people referring to this as a three point turn, however during you driving lessons in Preston you will learn why it is not referred to as a three point turn and also why we learn how to turn the car around in confined spaces.
Steering Right
After you have made sure that it is safe to move off (All round observations) you need to steer full lock right.
As you get close to the kerb on the right you will need to straighten up the steering, this is done when the kerb on the right looks like it is just below the wing mirror on the right hand side.
Straightening up
Keeping the car moving slowly straighten up the steering (steer left one and a half turns). Once the steering is off stop.
The kerb should look like its about six inches away from your driver side mirror, you will not have hit the kerb.
Apply the handbrake to ensure the car doesn't roll forward and hit the kerb.
Reversing
Select reverse gear, making sure it's safe both ways and also behind you you can now start to reverse the car. As you reverse back slowly you need to steer full lock left.
Looking over your right should you will see the kerb in your rear drivers side window, once the kerb is half way up this window you need to straighten up the steering (One and half turns right)
Move away
Once you have the steering straight you stop and apply the hand brake. Hopefully you should be able too move away turning right without hitting the kerb. At this point you should be able to judge if you will be able to get around, the best way to judge this is as follows.
If your car is positioned in the road and the angle of the car is better than a right angle with the kerb behind you (i.e. you car is facing the direction you want to go in more that the direction you were going in) then you should be able to get away without hitting the kerb. If it is worse than a right angle then you will need to repeat the reversing action again after you have moved right.
If you are in any doubt that you are going to get around in three manoeuvres do it in five actions, you will not fail your test for this however if you hit the kerb that would be marked down as a serious fault on the test sheet.