Approaching junctions to turn left: Briefing example

Your goal:

To ensure that your learner is familiar with the full hazard routine and can use it to turn left from main roads into side roads.

Lesson goals:

Learners need to understand the need for and to demonstrate appropriate actions at junctions including the ability to:

• Use mirrors appropriately on approach
  

• Time signals correctly without misleading
  

• Position correctly on approach to junctions
  

• Regulate speed correctly when approaching allowing for road and traffic conditions
  

• Select an appropriate gear for the turn without coasting
  

• Giving priority to pedestrians (when necessary

• Demonstrating an awareness of other road users and taking any appropriate action
  

• Make safety checks after turning

Note that these are generic lesson goals. Individual learners will have specific personal goals and other goals related to different aspects of learning but still relevant to the lesson. The lesson goals shown here are to help you to break down the process and skill into it's component parts.

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