Make a U-turn and a three-point turn
U-TURN
- Identifies a suitable place in which to make the turn.
- Signals left and pulls over as close as possible to the left side of the road.
- Searches ahead and behind using mirrors.
- Selects first gear.
- Signals a right turn.
- Checks ahead and behind again (including over shoulder check into blindspots) to ensure the road is clear.
- Moves off slowly and steers right until the car is on the opposite side of the road facing in the opposite direction.
- Keeps left and checks mirrors again.
- Cancels signal and accelerates to road speed.
THREE-POINT TURN
- Identifies a suitable place in which to make the turn.
- Signals left and pulls over as close as possible to the left side of the road.
- Searches ahead and behind using mirrors.
- Selects first gear.
- Signals a right turn.
- Checks ahead and behind again (including over shoulder check into blindspots) to ensure the road is clear.
- Moves off slowly and steers right until the car is about a metre from the kerb on the other side of the road.
- Turns wheel to the left and stops before the front wheels strike the kerb (applies the hand brake if necessary).
- Selects reverse gear.
- Checks all around to ensure road is still clear.
- Reverses slowly, immediately turning the steering wheel to the left until the vehicle is pointing in the new direction.
- Stops and selects first gear.
- Checks road is still clear and moves off, steering the vehicle to the correct position on the left side of the road and accelerating to road speed.