Junctions
The test will incorporate all the usual types of junction including roundabouts.
What the examiner is looking for
The examiner is checking that you
- Use the MSM routine in good time when approaching all junctions and roundabouts
- Position correctly for your intended direction of travel
- Adjust your speed so that you can negotiate the junction safely and select the appropriate gear before you begin to turn or emerge
- Stop when necessary in a safe and appropriate position and apply the handbrake if a pause becomes a wait or if on a steep gradient
- Use the correct lane if the road has road markings
- Give way to pedestrians and cyclists where necessary
- Take effective observations on approach to the junction and before emerging from the junction or before entering the new road
- Creep and peep when emerging if your view of the road is restricted
- Maintain an appropriate path into and out of the junction being negotiated keeping to your side of the road where possible
- Make progress by emerging without stopping whenever it is safe and legal to do so.
Driving faults recorded
21 Junctions
Approach speed:
- Approaches at too high a speed.
- Approaches at too slow a speed.
Observation:
- Only looks in one direction at junctions before emerging.
- Does not creep forward when necessary to take observations.
- Looks in both directions after emerging.
- Does not look in the direction of travel while emerging.
- Takes no observation whatsoever at unmarked crossroads.
- Emerges when traffic is too close or too fast.
- Emerges into the path of approaching traffic.
The test will incorporate all the usual types of junction including roundabouts.
Driving faults recorded
21 Junctions
Turning right:
- Positions over centre lines.
- Positions left of centre in narrow roads.
- Does not position near enough to centre lines.
- Does not move into protected centre lane when available.
- Does not use right hand lane, when one is available.
- Does not proceed far enough forward when giving way to oncoming traffic.
- Does not move out to centre of the side road when turning right at traffic lights.
- Sits behind stop line at green light, with room to move forwards.
Turning left:
- Too far from left hand kerb on the approach.
- Swings out to the right on the approach.
- Too close to the kerb on approach.
- Drives over the kerb with rear nearside wheel.
Cutting corners:
- Cuts across onto the wrong side of side road when turning right into a side road.
Overtaking, meeting and crossing other traffic