Junctions
Traffic lights and controlled junctions
Traffic lights tell you when you may go; they never tell you it's safe. At a controlled junction you're reading the signal, the lane markings, the stop lines and the crossings all at once - and still making your own decision before you move.
Lesson breakdown
Sub-skills
Lesson 1
Turning right at controlled traffic lights
A green light gives you permission to go, not confirmation that it's safe - the actual decision still comes from what the oncoming traffic and the junction ahead are doing.
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Lesson 2
Turning right at multi-lane controlled traffic lights
At a multi-lane junction the lane decision usually needs to be made before you even reach the lights - sorting it out at the stop line is already too late.
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Lesson 3
Turning right in a right turn box
The right-turn box gives you somewhere predictable to wait - it doesn't give you permission to turn, which is still a separate decision based on oncoming traffic and the exit road.
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Lesson 4
Turning right at traffic lights: example 2
Every controlled right turn asks the same three questions - lane, signal phase, and gap - this is another chance to answer all three under slightly different conditions.
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Lesson 5
Turning left at traffic lights
A left turn at lights brings pedestrians and cyclists closer to your path than almost any other manoeuvre - the green light only tells you the road ahead is yours to use, not that the kerbside is clear.
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Lesson 6
Turning right at traffic lights with a yellow box junction
A yellow box and a right turn are two separate sets of rules running at the same time - the box controls when you can enter and wait, the traffic picture controls when the turn itself is safe.
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