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Difficulty: MediumPre-Manoeuvre Observation

You are parked on the left-hand side of a two-way residential road and decide to turn your vehicle around by carrying out a U-turn. Before you signal and begin the manoeuvre, what should you do?

  1. A
    Rely solely on your interior and door mirrors to check if the road is clear behind you
  2. Look all around the vehicle, check your blind spots over both shoulders, and give way to oncoming trafficAnswer
  3. C
    Focus your attention only on vehicles approaching directly ahead before steering across the road
  4. D
    Check only the parked cars along the opposite kerb to ensure there is enough room to turn

Answer

Look all around the vehicle, check your blind spots over both shoulders, and give way to oncoming traffic
Before carrying out a manoeuvre such as a U-turn that blocks both lanes of traffic, you must carry out a thorough all-round observation check. This includes using all mirrors, looking over both shoulders to cover blind spots, and ensuring you do not force any other road user to slow down or swerve.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Assess the intended manoeuvre and identify potential risks
Recognise that a U-turn spans across both lanes of traffic and creates significant vulnerability to collisions from all angles.
Before carrying out any major manoeuvre that turns across traffic flow, comprehensive awareness of all surrounding road users is mandatory.
2
Perform full 360-degree observations including physical over-the-shoulder blind spot checks
Verify that no vehicles, cyclists, or pedestrians are hidden in mirror blind spots or approaching from either direction.
Mirrors alone do not provide a complete view around the car, making physical shoulder checks essential before turning across the carriageway.

Key Concept

Carrying out full all-round observation and checking blind spots before carrying out manoeuvres that cross the path of other traffic
Estimated Time:45s
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