Video Driving Lesson 25 Right Turns at Traffic Lights

These are a series of clips to show you how to deal with the different situations when turning right at traffic lights.
At some traffic lights there are advance stop lines to allow cyclists to postion themselves ahead of other traffic.
Stop at the first white line and avoid the encroaching the marked area. However, if you have crossed the first white line at the time that the signal changes to red, you must stop on the second white line, even if you are in the marked area. You have to then allow time for any cyclists the time and space to move off when the lights change to green.
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• traffic
• lights
• box
• junction
• right
• turning

[CRileymcr]

if your waiting in the middle to turn right.. and the lights go on red while your in the middle what do you do? just wait untill there green again? then go when theres a gap in the traffic?

[www2passcouk]

Once you have crossed the solid white line the red light refers to there's nothing wrong with finishing the turn. As soon as you see the oncoming traffic stopping you should go if its safe to do so. If you stay in the middle you might block traffic that has the green light

[heathenwalking]

How do you think we feel. The majority of countries drive on the right.

[MisledTrick]

@LE55ONS You can turn on a red in Canada too.

[Rebekah270984]

@f4r33st It's actually very safe driving. The use of the handbrake displays lights on the back of the car, making it clear to following traffic that you have come to a complete stop. Also, by using the handbrake if you have come to a stop for more than 2 or 3 seconds, takes the pressure of the clutch and footbrake. If you were stopped on an uphill slope, you could wear out the clutch completely by holding it on the 'bite' so the handbrake is very useful there aswell.

[Rebekah270984]

@erka001 What kind of dangers do you think could happen, due to differences in highway codes?

[Rebekah270984]

@heathenwalking The majority of countries are wrong lol. Well....we did invent the car.

[erka001]

What's with all the handbreaking??

I think it's strange that there are quite important differences in basic highway code rules in different countries which can lead to dangerous situations if, say an englishman goes to mainland Europe or if I drive in the UK.

[LE55ONS]

@nuramoboy Thats correct, a left or right blind spot is not essential in this situation, but it is important to check your right mirror. A glimpse over your right shoulder is not necessary but there would be no harm in doing so

[nuramoboy]

so when you turn right on the traffic right you do not need to check the blind spot? do you need to look left shoulder also?

[LE55ONS]

@vandenrox You must not turn right, left or anywhere on a red light in the UK. As far as I know its only the USA where your allowed to turn on a red

[vandenrox]

can you turn right on a red light in london?

[PaCKkMaAn]

@Hazorxz No you drive on the wrong side of the road ;) :P