| Left turns, in right-side driving, are usually more | | | | They slow down as they approach the intersection, |
| complicated than right turns. They involve going | | | | look at the oncoming traffic and stop, even if they |
| through oncoming traffic and often include estimating | | | | should go ahead and make their turn. Some drivers |
| the speed and distance of oncoming traffic. This skill | | | | are very anxious about making left turns, so they |
| is often not developed enough in new drivers, and it | | | | wait until they can't see any car for a mile ahead and |
| becomes a real issue when this happens on the | | | | only then make their turn. During the driving test, the |
| driving test. | | | | students are stressed, thus thinking "better safe than |
| The most common mistake is a maneuver that gives | | | | sorry" on these left turns and wait for a completely |
| the students the most trouble - turning left from a | | | | empty road. This is a wrong practice which could |
| stop sign into a crossing road. In this turn, the | | | | mean a test failure. |
| student has to look both ways to make sure no one | | | | Another, very dangerous mistake is related to traffic |
| is coming. Many students have a real trouble with this | | | | lights. In some areas, especially in the United States, |
| turn, since sometimes they can't estimate distances | | | | when turning left, the drivers enter the intersection |
| well. | | | | and wait for oncoming traffic to clear. Some |
| When turning left, some students don't notice and | | | | students, eager to turn and end the test quickly, turn |
| make it too tight. When this happens, they | | | | just after the light turns green, before opposing |
| sometimes enter another lane in their direction, or in | | | | traffic starts moving. This is a very fast way to end |
| the worse case, enter a lane with opposing traffic. | | | | the test - but on the fail side. |
| This is a very dangerous situation and many | | | | All these problems can be solved easily with proper |
| accidents happened because of these wrong left | | | | practice. Take your father, your mother, or a friend |
| turns. | | | | and practice with them. Make sure you have the |
| One other mistake driving students make when | | | | proper guide to read from to make sure your |
| turning left is wrong estimation of oncoming traffic. | | | | practice is good and helpful for the test. |