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Three-point turn

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The basic manoeuvre consists of driving across the road turning towards the offside kerb, reversing across the road to the original nearside kerb while turning, and driving forward towards the original offside kerb, now the nearside. In a narrow road or with a longer vehicle, more than three legs may
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is the most common name in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and in many regions of the United States. Less common terms are:
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http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/driving-skill-syllabus/lesson-18.html
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This article is about the vehicle manoeuvre. For the programming technique, see
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The official DSA guide to driving: the essential skills
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Method of turning vehicles around in a limited space
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Index

The Turn in the Road
Standard swap
3 turn

right-hand traffic
U-turn
driving tests
UK


MTO 2009
vicroads 2012
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/driving-skill-syllabus/lesson-18.html
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
"Driver's Manual - Chapter 5"
Arizona Department of Transportation
"Non-Commercial Driver License Examiner Manual"
North Carolina Department of Transportation
"North Carolina Driver's Handbook"
wiscroads 2012
"School district sued over fatal crash"
Idaho Transportation Department
"Now, Don't Hit That Cone"
New York Times
"Driving and transport: Teaching people to drive"
"Rules of the Road"
Road Safety Authority
DfT 1991
Department for Transport
HMSO

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