Chapter 6

Steering•Use comfortable, balanced hands

•DRIVING FORWARD... WHICH WAY DO YOU TURN THE WHEEL TO GO RIGHT?

•Right

•GO LEFT?

• Left

Reverse Steering

• Turn body to the right

•Put right arm over back of the seat

• Look back through the rear window

• Turn top of steering wheel towards the direction you want the back of the vehicle to go

•When driving backwards, which way should you turn the steering wheel in order to make the back of your car....

•Go Right?

•Right

•Go Left?

• Left

Signaling

•When do we use signals?

•Turning/change of lanes/slow/stop

•Signal 100 feet before the turn

Hand Signals

•Why would you need to use hand signals?

•Used when vehicle's signals aren't working

• In bright sun

Changing Lanes

•Signal

•Shoulder check

•Steer smoothly to next lane

•Cancel signal

•Adjust speed

Right Turn at Intersection

Left Turn At Intersection

U - Turn

3 Point Turn

Preferred Right Driveway Turn

Pulling into a Right Driveway to

Turn

Pulling into Driveway on Left

Side

•Back car out of driveway (after checking traffic)

Place in Gear or Park - Set parking brakeLeft Picture: Parking Downhill with curbMiddle Picture: Parking Uphill with curb

Right Picture: Parking with No Curb

Parallel Parking

Parallel Parking Procedures

• Need a space 5-6 feet longer than your vehicle

• Front of car will swing left into traffic... so check over your left shoulder

• Signal right hand turn

• Two rear bumpers even

• Look over right shoulder

• Aim toward right rear corner

• Straighten wheels when back of your seat is even with the rear bumper of other vehicle...back straight

• When your front bumper is is even with other vehicle's back bumper, turn wheel sharply to left

• Straighten vehicle ... Slowly pull forward to center vehicle

•What is a CONTROLLED INTERSECTION?

•Has signs and lights

•What is an UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION.

•Has no signs or lights

•How can you tell when you are at the "Point of No Return"?

• If you needed to stop at this point... you'd end up in the intersection

•At a 4 way stop...car on right is already there when you arrive...who crosses first?

•They do

•At a 4 way stop...car on your right arrives at the same... Who crosses 1st

•Car on your right

Right on Red Law

•Signal 100' before turn

•Get in furthest right lane

•Make a complete stop

•Check for "No Turn On Red" Sign

•Yield to Pedestrians & Traffic