What is a Three-Point Turn?

A driving technique that takes place during a driving exam is called a three-point turn. The student is asked by the examiner to turn around. It must be remembered that doing a three-point turn on a vehicle is a nerve wracking experience for a lot of people. Plenty of practice should be done before doing this on the big day. Here is how it is actually done, follow the directions.

Directions
The first thing that must be remembered when doing this is check the traffic close by before the car slows down. This means checking the traffic at the front and back and also checking any possible blind spots. Only then you must stop.

When slowing down is important by turning on the signal, it should not be done if there are vehicles waiting to come and merge from the driveways or side roads. The signal must be only turned on after passing this situation.

Slow down steadily when approaching the curb and shift the gear to a lower one. Try to avoid coasting the foot on the clutch pedal. When you stop, make sure that your car is parallel to neither the curb nor exceeding a one foot space from it. If there is no curb, then stop your car far away from the side of the road that has traffic making sure you don't block the traffic.

Always check the mirrors and blind spots before turning. If needed, wait till the road gets clear. Don't forget to check the traffic flow on both the directions when turning, turn on the left signal before turning.

Move to the far left side of the road with a combination of smooth and slow movements and the steering wheel piercingly turned to the left. Stop over there and put the car in reverse gear.

The steering wheel must be sharply turned to the right at this point. After observing the traffic behavior and signaling properly, reverse the car in the new direction before stopping it last time and engaging the gear to go ahead. While the complete road is used for making the three point turn, don't reverse the car over the edge of the road or shoulder or into the curb. Before increasing the speed and merging with normal traffic, check the traffic. In light traffic, you can accelerate moderately. In heavier traffic, you may have to accelerate much quickly. In a vehicle with manual transmission, shift gears as you increase speed.

Additional Tip
Most of the new drivers make a common mistake and they do not turn the wheel far away when doing a three-point turn. They will basically come to a halt and start to move ahead as they turn the wheel. The narrow space of the street will then possibly make it almost impossible to complete the turn.