K53

Module 19 of 26

Signals and turning

You must signal a change of direction, a slowing and a stop — not just a turn. Where the vehicle has no lights, or they have failed, hand signals do the same job, and there is a right way to make each turn.

A signal is a warning given in time to be useful. Given late it is an announcement, and an announcement is not a signal.

Three things must be signalled

A change of direction. A reduction in speed. A stop. Not just turns — slowing and stopping count, and your brake lights are what does that job.

Signal early enough that another driver can act on it. A signal that comes on as you begin the manoeuvre tells people what you are already doing, which is of no use to them.

The rest of this lesson

  • Hand signals, and where they are banned
  • Turning left
  • Turning right

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