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JUNCTIONS – APPROACH
JUNCTIONS - APPROACH When approaching a junction or roundabout, if you can't see the major road clearly from 2 or 3 car lengths back, consider selecting 1st gear. Two or three car lengths can be calculated as two or three of the long white painted Hazard Warning lines...
JUNCTIONS – EMERGING
JUNCTIONS - EMERGING When emerging from a 'blind' junction, you will obviously need to creep very slowly forward using very strict 'clutch control'. As you creep forward, keep the car moving forward up to the point where you can see that the road is clear to safely...
JUNCTIONS – MOVING OUT
JUNCTIONS - MOVING OUT When driving, if you are in doubt whether to proceed or not then DON'T! At a road junction or a roundabout 'If in doubt, DON'T pull out' Feel free to get in touch via this website form or alternatively you can email me directly at:...
JUNCTIONS – NO NEED TO RUSH
JUNCTIONS - NO NEED TO RUSH When about to turn into a side road, emerge from a road or roundabout, can you emerge at a leisurely pace? If you can't move out at a leisurely pace then really you shouldn't be emerging. If you feel a need to rush, you are probably taking...
JUNCTIONS – OBSERVATION
JUNCTIONS - OBSERVATION When waiting to emerge from a side road don't spend more than 2 seconds looking in any one direction, to keep yourself up to date with the current situation and then you will be ready to move off when it is safe. Move your head from side to...
JUNCTIONS – ROAD POSITIONING
JUNCTIONS - ROAD POSITIONING Road positioning when intending to turn left or right. Position your car as though the indicators aren't working, so that others can work out which way you intend to turn by your road position. We can hear the indicators and see the green...
JUNCTIONS – WHOSE PRIORITY?
JUNCTIONS - WHOSE PRIORITY? When you are approaching a road junction or a roundabout it is very easy to be confused as to who should go first. When you are in this situation just reverse the situation, if you were driving that other vehicle it will probably become...
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