Performing Basic Vehicle
Maneuvers
Steering
• What is the correct hand position?
• Hand over hand steering. Can you
demonstrate?
• Push and Pull steering
Turn Signals
• Develop the habit of signaling every time
you plan to turn, change lanes, slow, or
stop.
• Use your turn signal at least 100 feet
before turning in a residential area and at
least 200 feet if you are in the country or
traveling fast.
What do these hand signals mean?
Changing Lanes
• Change lanes to prepare for a turn. To get
a better view.
• Check mirrors, blind spots and road
ahead.
What is a shared left turn lane?
• A center lane added to let you turn left
from the middle of the block.
6.2 Making Turns and Turning the Vehicle Around
•
Backing Left and Right
Before backing, check for
traffic, pedestrians, parked
vehicles, and any stationary
objects.
•
Keep both hands on the
wheel, turn in the direction
you want the back of the car
to go.
•
Back slowly. Make quick
glances to the front and
sides to be sure no one is
near.
U Turns – Are they safe? Legal?
3 pt Turnabout
Three Point Turn
• What are the disadvantages of a 3 point
turnabout?
Making Turns and Turning the Vehicle Around
Making Turns and Turning the Vehicle Around
Uphill Parking with a Curb
• Signal over, shift to
Neutral
• Turn wheels to Left
(away from the curb)
• Roll to Curb
• Parking Brake & Park
to
Uphill Parking with a Curb
Uphill with No Curb
What are the steps?
• Signal & pull over
• Turn wheels to Right
• Parking Brake & Park
Uphill with No Curb
Downhill Parking
• Signal & pull over to the curb
• Shift to N
roll to curb
• Parking brake and Park
• What do you do when leaving????
Hill Parking
Angle Parking
Is parking your car diagonally to the
curb.
Procedure
• Signal and check for traffic
• Position your vehicle
approximately 6 feet from the
parked cars and begin slowing
down.
• Pull forward until your front right
bumper is just past the painted
line on the pavement of the
space you are parking in.
• Turn the wheel sharply right.
• Enter the space slowly and
straighten out the wheels when
you are centered in the space.
• Pull forward until your car is in
the space.
Perpendicular Parking
Is parking your car at a right angle to the
curb.
Procedure
• Signal and check for traffic
• Position your vehicle approximately 8
feet from the parked cars and
begin slowing down.
• Pull forward until your front right
bumper is just past the painted
line on the pavement of the space
you are parking in.
• Turn the wheel sharply right.
• Enter the space slowly and straighten
out the wheels when you are
centered in the space.
• Pull forward until your car is in the
space.
How not to parallel park
Parallel Parking
Parallel Parking
• Start about 3 feet away from the first car
with your back bumpers even.
• Turn the wheel to the right & back slowly.
Left turn from One Way to
a One Way Street
• Turn from the left lane into the left lane.
One Way to a Two Way Street
• Turn from the left lane on the one way
street into the lane to the right of the
yellow line.
Two Way to a Two Way Street
Two Way to a One Way
Two Way to a Two Way Street
Gas
Station
What do yellow lines mean?
New Seat Belt Law