Interactive visual lesson · skill 14

Turning left at a junction

Learn the full MSPSL routine one decision at a time. Use the driver view to scan for hazards, then switch overhead to check your road position and turning path.

UK left-side driving

Lesson target

Plan early, protect vulnerable road users and finish safely on the left.

Stay behind any cyclist going ahead.
Give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross.
Set your speed before steering.

Work through the written stages below and practise with your instructor.

Tap each stage to reveal only that decision.

AttentionCorrect path

Common faults

What usually goes wrong

Mirrors or signal are too late to help.
The car passes a cyclist, then turns across their path.
Speed is reduced while steering, causing a wide or rushed turn.
The car swings right, clips the kerb or cuts into the wrong side.
The driver misses a pedestrian at the mouth of the junction.

Selected lesson 1

Full junctions and turns lesson

A complete on-road explanation of safe approaches, turning and emerging.

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Selected lesson 2

Turning and emerging left

A focused demonstration of left turns, road position and observation.

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Your progress

Finished all seven stages?

Mark this lesson complete when you can use the routine safely and consistently with your instructor.

Checked against The Highway Code rules 170, 182 and 183. This is an instructor-led training aid; live signs, markings and conditions always take priority.