Revision question · Vehicle weights and dimensions

You're driving a long vehicle on a two-lane road. What should you do if you want to turn left into a narrow side road?

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Keep well to the left on the approach

Move out to the right immediately before turning

Keep to the left and turn later than normal

Straddle the lanes to make more room for the turn

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Straddle the lanes to make more room for the turnThis was the right answer

When you're driving a long vehicle, you'll often need to straddle lanes to turn into narrow side roads. When you do this, watch out for smaller vehicles - especially motorcycles and cycles - trying to squeeze past on your inside.

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Plan the trailer’s path before turningReviewed guidance summary · These are long-vehicle left-turn and bend situations, requiring planned clearance for the trailer and repeated inside checks, not an abrupt swing into occupied traffic.

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