changing lanes tips

last SG · 2007-03-14T10:12:44+00:00

I learned my driving from Ubi Comfort Driving Centre. I often noted down pointers from my instructors so that I could remember them when I was learning to d...

alba SG

any tips how to change lanes from major traffic road, wow i am so scared and eerrie, when i need to change to middle of the road, i tried, but scared. i do't want to give up, pls give me some tips.
also any tip for crank course and S course?

pervertboi SG

sadly in sg.... must hiong hiong go one,
out of 10 cars, i think if u wanna wait, only 1 will give way... Twisted Evil

mystee SG

for crank & S course.. go super slow at your speed.. but fast when u are turning steeling wheel..

mystee SG

no lar.. that is when you have your license aldy.. but he is learning now.. canot ask him to hiong one.. sure fail..

to pass driving license.. most imptly.. is to let the tester noe.. u are a SAFE driver...

casshern SG

so long liao still havent pass TP?

jay_rocks SG

chiong malaysia. confirm got courage

BrUtUs SG

u must check mirror lo... if got sufficient time to change then go for it...

ironpeasant SG

if other drivers don't want to give in, den bobian. But normally for TP, they will lah cos they been thru tt b4 too. To cut lanes, signal, den accelerate and go to the lane. But don't turn the steering wheel too much for the car to swerve. Very Happy

bored_zz_zzz SG

i know of one very good good way...

u wind down the window and then stick out your arm out the the window and then wave up and down slowly.... Most drivers would give way to u because they wouldn't want to knock into your extended arm... Very Happy

Darkness_hacker99 SG

If I didnt remember wrongly, I saw a police doing that yesterday.. They were escorting something/somebody. A long convoy.. Rolling Eyes

bored_zz_zzz SG

In the driving theory test book, it teaches us about hand signals to inform drivers about our intentions....

And it is quite a good and proven way...

bored_zz_zzz SG

For S and crank course, try to keep near to the opposite side of the kerb which u are turning to.... So that u will have more space when u turn and then u wont hit the kerb...

For Crank course:
In comfort driving centre, I was using toyota vios as my learning car... I use the "knob which u use it to open the car-door" as a guide.... When the car "knob" is in line with the kerb that u are turning into, then u can turn your steering wheel.... And please control your clutch, so that u can control your car speed... Be as slow as possible but turn your steering wheel as fast as possible....

bmx_rider SG

signal early and if got some gap u see at the lane u changing to, go ahead..acc abit more and turn abit...for s and crank course...see ur side mirror to guide and use feeling...

tofushop193 SG

still haven pass?

alba SG

i just started to drive in October 2006, this is March 07, u mean can pass earlier is it?

tips pls. how?

alba SG

i mean like changing lane in major road, ok if no car behind ok lah , happy but suddenly all car from behind all coming, wow i panic, is it to move on or stop there, i keep on braking, so scared and instructor say no braking, how can i see from mirror so many cars coming (cos they got over the traffic lights), and if i move i scared they bang me.

mystee SG

b4 u lane change.. u have to signal.. then u c if the car at the other lane got slow down a not.. if got.. then u can accelerate and lane change.. rem to take note of the car infront (in the lane u intend to change to). dont accelerate happily and knock the car infront when u are too cautious about the car behind.

if the car behind maintained the same speed (by looking at the side mirror).. if enough time and space (car infront & behind) for u to change.. then change.

rem rem rem.. to look at blind spot.. if u din look at blind spot.. confirm fail when u taking ur test. is better to be careful.. by looking more..

mystee SG

ya.. and also.. no braking when changing lane.. if the car in front of u.. in ur current lane is very far away.. unless the car infront of u is very near.. then is another matter.. y u cant brake.. becos the car behind u will knock onto u... u cant brake for nothing on the main road.. is like hogging the road.

look at ur current lane.. and the lane u intend to change..

tofushop193 SG

u private or sch?

SBS9818A SG

Use your mirrors to look out for a gap in the cars, aim for the gap if its sufficiently big enuf, accelerate a bit, check blind spot and change to that lane. Don't turn ur steering wheel too much. Must dare to do it one if not you're forever stuck in the lane you were in.