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How to Drive the Ino Way, Page 2
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On this page: Turning Left, Lane changes, Crosswalks, Intersection markings, Blind intersection, S-curve
Turning Left: Turn on your turn signal, check the left-rear for bikes or motorcyles (this is critical) and move to the left-hand side of the lane. You should be no more than 30 cm from the white line. This movement is to prevent bicycles or motorcycles from entering your blindspot as you turn or wait to make your turn. Break for the intersection while checking early for cross traffic (right then left). Make a last second left, right, left-rear head check an instant before turning..

    All turns to the left should be made without the nose of the car swinging out too far into traffic. You need to be careful not to let the left-rear tires run off the course (as they will track to the inside to the front tire's turning radius) but not so far as to block on-coming cars. The proctors like tight lefts.
Lane Changes: The process is very similar to turning.. Check your rear-view mirrors either before or as you turn on your turn signal (I did it both ways and no one seemed to care). After three seconds, perform all necessary head checks and move into the next lane.

     On the course you will only be concerned with moving into the right lane, mainly after a right turn that has put you into the left lane. There are exceptions to this, so once again, talk to someone who has driven the course.
Crosswalks: Slow a bit for each crosswalk and give a verbal sign that you have checked for invisible people. Left then right, since the ones on the left you will kill first.
No invisible bicyclist died in the making of this left turn
Intersection Markings: This was covered in "Turning Right" but here it is again.

     In some intersections you will see a white cross or "T" shaped marking. These marks are to prevent you from cutting through an intersection when turning.  Your left-front tires need to run to the right inside part of this mark. If you are making a right onto a four-lane road, this means you will end up in the left-most lane. This is opposite what I was taught in the US (turning should be into the closest lane).
Somthing like this at any rate.
Blind Intersections: There is one blind intersection on the course that you will go through two or three time. Fortunatly it is easy to clear.

    Slow way down as you approach the intersection, and holding the wheel
lightly (I missed points here folks) lean way forward in your seat and look to the right. Look really hard, then look really hard to the left, still leaning forward. If the imaginary traffic is clear, move through the intersection normally.
S-curve: I don't have anything really helpful here. Just go slow, you can ride the break.. The rear tires will track to the inside of the front tires. Don't let the rear fall off the road.

   Remember to signal going into the curve, and remember to signal which way you are going to go after exiting about half way through the s-curve. If the signal turns off, turn it back on.

  
Do not stop at the exit from either the s-curve or the crank turn, unless there is oncoming traffic. Perform your head checks as you are about three quarters of the way through. Do not forget to look for bicyclists.
Assuming a right turn into the
s-curve
1. Lane position change to the right.

2. Proper breaking, head checks, and last second glances

3. Enter the turn.

4. Indicate which way you will turn when you exit.

5. Head checks for traffic, do not stop, then exit
Yellow Car-kun has a special bending-the-laws-of-the-physical-universe license which is not available to un-pixelated beings like you.
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