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Emerging
| As mentioned previously, the in-car briefings before the lessons will go into quite a lot of detail. To help you understand these new ideas you should read through the notes on this page, before the lesson. After the lesson read them again to study any points that you may have missed or not fully understood. If you find anything that is still not clear please let me know - we can then have another quick look at it. You should also read about the subject in the Highway Code book. |
Here are a few general notes for those who have yet to take this lesson and reminders and added information for those who have completed the lesson.
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Junction Rules
Junction Rules
Emerging is when a vehicle moves out of a minor (side) road and onto a major (main) road. To understand how to deal with each junction you should look for the road markings and signs.
At a Give Way Junction you must give way to traffic on the major road. You must not emerge if you will cause any vehicle on the major road to alter speed and/or alter course.
If you can see that it is safe to move out onto the major road it is not necessary to stop at the line.
(Don't expect to be reminded by the red triangular sign. Quite often there won't be a red sign and the only notification will be the white road markings - so keep alert!)
At a Stop Junction you must stop. Stop signs are usually located at junctions with a limited view. The line tells you how far forward you should go before stopping and assessing the situation.
NB. You MUST stop - even if there are no vehicles on the major road!
At a Controlled Junction (i.e. with traffic lights) you should be guided by the lights. (There will be more input on this subject when we look at the DorWey Controlled Junctions and Box Junctions Module.)
At Unmarked Junctions no one has the priority. It is better to adopt an 'After you Claude' philosophy, rather than ending up in a collision!
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As for any manoeuvre you must use the Mirrors - Signal - Position - Speed/Gear - Look, routine on the approach. |
Emerging is not just a matter of getting out onto the major road. Once you have turned into the road you must then work your way through the gearbox, getting your car up to speed, so that you don't slow other drivers down. If you aren't confident that you will have time to do that then you should stay behind the give way line.
Emerging from a minor road onto a major road is more complicated and potentially more dangerous than turning from the major into the minor. When emerging from a minor road you must not cause road users on the major road any problems. You will have to carefully assess your moment to go. Critically assess the speed of approaching vehicles. Don't assume that they will be all travelling at the legal maximum - some may be going a lot faster. Look especially for motorcycles - they can be difficult to spot amongst fast moving traffic! If vehicles are approaching downhill they may be going faster than you imagine, lorries being a case in point. If your view up and down the major road is restricted by parked cars etc. then 'Creep & Peep' and don't commit yourself until you are 100% sure that it is safe - 99% is not good enough! Prioritise where you are looking. If, for example, it is fairly clear to the left but a bit of a mystery to the right then prioritise your scanning to the right but do a final all round look just before you emerge. On occasions you will be waiting some time before you can move out safely, this is just part of everyday driving and you should be patient. On the other hand you should be confident enough to take advantage of any reasonable and safe breaks in the traffic or you may be holding up and frustrating drivers behind you. If you are emerging from a narrow road with buildings on both sides and the likelihood of people walking across the end of the road, then proceed very slowly. In these circumstances the pedestrians will probably see you before you can see them so the idea is to just inch the front of your car out so that they will be aware of what is happening. Be prepared to stop very quickly. Also, think of children or the disabled who may be unaware of the situation.
When emerging from a minor road to join a queue of traffic or to wait behind parked vehicles make sure that you get the rear of your car out of the way.
Rather than turning too early (see fig. 1) go straight across the road and leave your turn to the last moment (as in fig. 2). To achieve this you will have to get quite close to the far side of the road before applying a lot of rapid steering. If you have any doubts about being able to achieve this then stay where you are until it is safe to go. If there is a box junction marked then make sure that there will be enough room to clear it before you move off.
Emerging Right and Left are still under construction and not yet available. To go to the appropriate page, click on the shortcut below:
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When
approaching the end of the minor road don't just look ahead to where the
car is going. Move your eyes around (scanning) so you can assess the
situation on the approach. By doing this you may be able to spot any
favourable breaks in the traffic and by timing your arrival, take
advantage of them. This may save you having to stop. 
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