L301: U-TURN AND THREE-POINT TURN

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Make a U-turn and a three-point turn

U-TURN

  1. Identifies a suitable place in which to make the turn.
  2. Signals left and pulls over as close as possible to the left side of the road.
  3. Searches ahead and behind using mirrors.
  4. Selects first gear.
  5. Signals a right turn.
  6. Checks ahead and behind again (including over shoulder check into blindspots) to ensure the road is clear.
  7. Moves off slowly and steers right until the car is on the opposite side of the road facing in the opposite direction.
  8. Keeps left and checks mirrors again.
  9. Cancels signal and accelerates to road speed.

THREE-POINT TURN

  1. Identifies a suitable place in which to make the turn.
  2. Signals left and pulls over as close as possible to the left side of the road.
  3. Searches ahead and behind using mirrors.
  4. Selects first gear.
  5. Signals a right turn.
  6. Checks ahead and behind again (including over shoulder check into blindspots) to ensure the road is clear.
  7. Moves off slowly and steers right until the car is about a metre from the kerb on the other side of the road.
  8. Turns wheel to the left and stops before the front wheels strike the kerb (applies the hand brake if necessary).
  9. Selects reverse gear.
  10. Checks all around to ensure road is still clear.
  11. Reverses slowly, immediately turning the steering wheel to the left until the vehicle is pointing in the new direction.
  12. Stops and selects first gear.
  13. 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.