How to Turn Left at an Intersection

 Most of the time when turning to one
side or the other you need to be in the
available lane closest to that side so
if I want to turn left here I need to be
in the left lane, however, there are some
places where you're allowed to turn for
more than one lane if that's the case
you'll usually have a panel like this
one indicating it and sometimes some
arrows painted on the asphalt to this
panel and the corresponding arrows on
the asphalt indicate what you can do in
each lane and the left lane you can only
turn left and then the second link from
On the left, you can either turn left or go
straight I'll be turning left from
In this lane, you'll sometimes also see a
line like this one now this is the same
the intersection has seen from a top view
usually, when turning you'd have to go
from your lane on this side of the
intersection to the same lane on the
another side from first to the first second to
second and so on but here this line is
guiding you from the second lane into
the third lane so why a line like this
because sometimes vehicles might
overflow into the other Lane especially
the wider ones like buses or trucks so
if you see a line like this one make
sure that you go into the lane where it
guides you also if you have an arrow
like this one on the traffic light which
means you can only go straight make sure
that you wait for the appropriate light
to turn and here because the vehicle to
my left is large and has a trailer on
top of that, you can see an example of
what I meant at some intersections
you'll have a priority light for turning
left when big vehicles like trucks buses
and so on are turning left of that kind
of light it will hide it from you like
here the light might have turned yellow
or read while that truck is still in
front of it so make sure that you see
the light before entering
the intersection that works for any vehicle
that is bigger than normal in the
previous cases you might have noticed
that the light to turn left was at
medium height in some cases though it
might be higher and higher vehicles will
hide it anyway so make sure that you
always see it before entering the intersection in places where you're
allowed to advance in the intersection
while waiting to turn left or a green
light try to advance in a straight line
as much as possible so that you don't
block the lane on the opposite side when
doing so like in this case the vehicle
front in the opposite direction is
waiting for the pickup in front of
to turn we advanced to try to see
something the problem now is that the
pickup already turned. He can turn
he's blocking me so try to keep the
car straight while waiting also if there
is already a vehicle in the intersection
I recommend you wait behind the stop
line until that vehicle has freed the
intersection before advancing also
remember if the light turns yellow when
you're behind the stop line. You have
enough time to stop safely you have to
stop but if you're already inside the
intersection when the light turns yellow
or even read you're allowed to finish
your turn but make sure it's safe to do
so check all-around before you do if
you have a lane reserved for turning
left you don't need to advance since you
have a priority light eventually also
make sure that the lane you want to go
into is not occupied before entering the
intersection for example there are
vehicles stopped here for some reason
wait behind the line is a problem a lot of
students have when turning left on the street that has a median is that they
turn too close to the median almost
hitting you the biggest reason for that
is because they're scared of hitting it
they stare at it. You know that if
you stare at something when you drive
you'll tend to go towards it
so don't look at the median look at
where you want to go in other words
don't look at the problem look at the solution also turn your steering wheel
just a bit as you're approaching the lane you want to go into and turn it
more sharply just a bit before you enter
the link in other words do turn
more in the shape of an L than in the shape of a quarter circle by turning the
wheel sooner or doing the turn in the shape of a quarter circle you approach
the median at the wrong angle by turning
the wheel a bit later or doing the turn
more in the shape of an L you're
positioning yourself straighter before
entering the lane which will make it
easier how they keel turn the wheel will
depend on how Y the intersection is the
wider the intersection the later you'll
turn the wheel now I won't give any
reference points here because these will
vary a lot depending on a lot of things
like the width of the street the size of
your vehicle your position as you
approach the turn and so on and anyways
you shouldn't be looking at reference
points that's where you want to go
but remember look at the lane you want
to go into and not at the median turn
the wheel slightly as you approach the
lane and turn it more sharply just
for entering you if you live in a big
a city like I do in a lot of the busiest
streets you're not allowed to turn left
sometimes at all times sometimes only
during a certain period you'll see a panel like this or like this the thing
is if you couldn't turn at the last
intersection you also can't turn at
this one there's a very good chance that
you won't be able to do it anytime soon
so instead of waiting and hoping for
the intersection where you'll be able to do
the best option is to do the square
as I call it meaning
turn right at the nearest street where
you can do so and keep turning right
whenever possible to go back to the street where you want to go I hope you
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