ADI Part 3 Turning Left and Right

ADI Part 3 Turning left and right is where you go from a main road onto a side road

Whilst making left or right turns, all road types harbour potential dangers and hazards. There is also a correct method that must be adhered to which the examiner will be expecting you to follow. This tutorial will explain this method for making left and right turns along with the potential hazards and dangers that all drivers, including learners should be aware of.

Learning left and right turns

Whilst learning to drive, practice as many different types of left and right turns as possible, as the driving test will involve many types. The various left and right turns practiced can be from quiet residential streets that often hide hazards such as pedestrians, cyclists and parked cars making it difficult to manoeuvre around.

ADI Part 3 right turns - Teaching this subject is important because as of 2023 the 4th most common reason for failing there driving test was, "Incorrect Positioning when turning right"

Which means a lot of students may not have the correct focal or reference points to know they are in the correct position.

They also may not be sure of how to judge the gap before turning right.

• Speed

  Speed is dependent on whether you need to stop and give way to oncoming traffic and how clear (open or closed/blind) the right turn you wish to take is.
  

• Gears

          Once you have brought the speed down to the correct level, the next      thing is to choose the appropriate gear - So use this in your mspsgl routine, for left turn it is usually 2nd gear, right turns can be 2nd or 1st gear depending on the approaching traffic

• Look

  You must look to determine if the right turn is open or closed and also to ensure the junction is free from cyclists and pedestrians before making the turn. If there are pedestrians or cyclists crossing, wait at the point of turn position before turning.