About Turning left: the wide arc, and three exceptions to 'left-past-left': which statement is correct?
- When turning left you only need to look ahead (oncoming traffic and the turn); traffic coming up behind you is no longer relevant once you are turning.
- ✓ 'left-past-left' applies, UNLESS: the oncoming driver has already clearly committed to a turning position, road markings indicate otherwise, or there is a wide central reservation.
- When turning left you only give way to oncoming traffic going straight; oncoming traffic that is itself turning right does not need to be given way to.
Correct answer: 'left-past-left' applies, UNLESS: the oncoming driver has already clearly committed to a turning position, road markings indicate otherwise, or there is a wide central reservation.
Explanation
'left-past-left' applies, UNLESS: the oncoming driver has already clearly committed to a turning position, road markings indicate otherwise, or there is a wide central reservation
Why learners get this wrong
- Watch for traffic coming up behind you, both before you move into position and again right before you actually turn
- Here too you give way to both straight-ahead traffic and oncoming drivers turning right
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