I haven't done a turnabout in a while so I'm going to try a turnabout here now, an
updated version and give you some tips and advice on how to do that
successfully in the driving test, So you have to do it competently so it should
be done smoothly with gentle acceleration or even no acceleration at
all depending on the hill - clutch control is one of your most important tools here
gentle clutch control, gentle braking so there's no jerky or abrupt stop and
good observation quick steering without dry steering, dry steering is when you're
steering when the car is stationary, so let's give it a go here now and you can
see me doing it here for real okay so the first thing to do is I'll go into
first gear now I'm gonna make sure I get a good full look around just checking
out the area seeing what it's like make sure there's no children or cyclists or
cars coming or anything like that so I'm in first gear, I'll indicate my intention to
pull out check around again to be sure bring the clutch up to get a little bite
gives me a bit of a take off handbrake down then give a check good quick
steers to the right no dry steering good full lock keep the old head moving and
looking down here just give me a better view of the kerb to see
where it lines up with side of the car so handbrake into reverse gear good
enthusiastic full look around get a little bite with the clutch
looking behind me good fast steers so checking behind and then 3 mirrors and the far
shoulder here to give myself good all-around observation I'm back close
but not too close to the kerb no need for handbrake here because I'm on a
slightly downhill but obviously I have to give a good full look around and it's
this last leg of observation which is really important because a lot of people forget
that in the test the one just before it finishes so good full look
around handbrake is down quick steers checking again and making it through then
in 3 and then I'm just gonna park up here on the left just bring her to a
nice gentle stop here and when securing the car its handbrake first then neutral
and then I'll cancel my signal and then you wait for further instructions from the tester so that's
how it's done it should be done quickly and efficiently. If the road is too small
you should take an extra turn to do the turnabout in then
there's no need to rush it and take a risk by doing it in 3 if you
need to take an extra turn that's fine it's not a race it's not how many turns it
takes it's more about good technique and good observation they're the important
things on the turnabout, Just to build on two points I was talking about there in
the turnabout you'll see here that it's very good to have a look
out through the right side window as you're coming towards the end of your
first leg of the forward part of the turnabout this will give you a rough
idea of where the kerb is and you'll see there that the kerb will come and
disappear underneath the side of the car so try be looking down in that direction
out your right side window just down the road and it'll give you an idea of where
the kerb is now it won't give you a scientific and precise measurement
but it'll give you more than an educated guess anyway and when you're reversing
as well it's very important that you don't look into one place reversing
like this you should make sure that you check your five points so your should be
looking behind you and also be checking in your 3 mirrors and then the right
shoulder as you get closer because the right shoulder the blind spot one here
is the best one to check as you get towards the end of your reverse because
again you have a better idea of where the kerb is and as the kerb disappears
under the side of the car okay so there are two tips with observation just to
help you line up the kerb because it is difficult sometimes if you're
inexperienced to get an exact judgement and to be confident where that kerb is.
So that brings us to the end of this video thank you very much for tuning
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