Giving Way
At any intersection, controlled by traffic lights, or not, if you are turning right across the flow of oncoming traffic, you have ZERO right of way.
Tag: right turn
U-Turns and Cornering
Here’s a video explaining the art of the U-Turn in accordance with what Queensland Transport look for during a Practical Driving Assessment. Also included in the video is a demonstration of cornering, both left and right, which seems to trip up a lot of new drivers. The techniques displayed are,…
Turning Right At A Controlled Intersection
This post title might seem a pretty straight-forward exercise, and it is, if you’re at a controlled intersection where you get a green arrow. What about intersections where you don’t get that free pass? A young friend of mine goes for his license tomorrow, and it’s the same ‘young friend’…
When You Least Expect It
I was out this afternoon with a student, peak hour traffic, we’d driven into the Brisbane CBD via the South East Freeway, Turbot Street, Wickham Street, Ann Street and out across the Storey Bridge. Relatively sedate drive, albeit in steadily increasing traffic volumes. We made our way along Shaftston Avenue,…
Roundabout Redux
This snippet of vision from an in-car video camera shows how, and why, a driver should read a Roundabout prior to entering it. The driver of the ‘camera’ car in this case was a young male student, who had worked very late the previous evening and wasn’t all that alert.…
The Hendon System of Vehicle Control
The now standardised System of Vehicle Control originated from the Hendon UK police academy in 1936 and is still regarded by many as the most effective system for modern drivers. Below is an example of the System in use when approaching a T-intersection and turning right. It’s a drill, each…