Changing Lanes Safely | Learn to drive: Basic skills
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- We will often need to change lanes whilst driving - for example when passing parked cars, or when overtaking. To do this safely we will need to judge the speed and position of other traffic, as well as keeping good control of our car. This can be more difficult when driving in heavy traffic or unfamiliar roads, as we will have less time to make a safe decision. This video will show how we make sure our lane changes are always safe, and what we do if we get stuck in the wrong lane. As always, if you have any questions about this video, please comment below and we will do our best to reply.
This video includes;
* Introduction
* The MSM routine
* The Shoulder Check
* Overtaking on a Dual Carriageway
* Changing lanes on a roundabout
* Summary
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Great how the blind spot is explained and how the vehicle disappeared and why checking it is so important for safety, gives much more meaning to checking the blind spot
I just came across this video now but just wanted to say, this is by far one of the BEST instructional driving videos I have ever seen...and I have watched many. I am extremely impressed at how thorough you have been in covering this topic and you have covered every detail, including the all important shoulder check of blind spot, something that incrediblly is not always even taught. You also mention when to move back into Lane 1 again, something that so many drivers do too early and too close the the vehicle they have overtaken. Anyhow, a huge thumbs up to you for this!
Thanks very much for your kind words - we do our best!
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Mirror - Signal - Maneuver - CZcams Compliment :-)
I teach my students to #1 Signal #2 Mirror #3 Shoulder check #4 Maneuver. Studies have shown that most people do not have enough "blinks" in their lane change, because of your method. Studies have also found that most people ignore your signal anyway. If you signal first, and then look, you should then get at least three blinks (hopefully) and if some one is near you, you simply cancel, and wait your turn. That one blink is not going to blind anyone. I am trying to get students to have more than one or two blinks before their lane change. Signalling is primarily courtesy. It gives you no rights. Hopefully this helps.
@@MerlynAStern That makes no sense and is unsourced so I suspect you've made up the studies, as "studies say" is what tabloids say when they want to convince people of a false statement. What on Earth do you mean, "blinks"? I am currently learning to drive and rarely has anyone ignored my signal - they've slowed if I've been turning left or right, and a few times they've held back so I could change lanes as I'm not so good at changing lanes yet. Although drives should not be forced to slow down, your signal asks them also not to speed up just yet, so you can change lanes. It also helps them if they want to change lanes, as they know there's about to be a spot in the lane they want to move to if it's the lane you're moving over from. Sure, there's the odd rude driver who wants to be a prat to learners, but ignoring someone's signal is generally risky, unless someone has accidentally left it on. And people don't want to damage their own cars. And people are expected to check their mirrors first, for example for the reason stated in the video. Please tell me you're not a UK instructor any more.
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My goodness....the blind spot illustration is scary....I0 seconds in the blind spot.{White car behind}
I failed my first driving test because of this
Thanks guys for the great video. Shoulder check is crucial when changing lanes especially on dual carriage ways.
I love the summary at the end. Thanks!!
I had my driving test this morning and I passed! I kept on watching your videos and they really helped together with my practice sessions with my driving instructor. Thanks
Well done! 🚗👍🏼
Did good driving. When safe to do. So
Congratulations! Passed mine yesterday.
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 I passed mine in 2008. Now it's 2023. It's been 15 years. Amazing how time flies. The more you drive n practice the better u will get.
Omg. Thanks for showing that the blind spot mirror is not always reliable. Wow, shoulder check is a must!! So scary
Nice videos and very good information. Thank's
Very insightful videos!! Thank you 🙏
Thank you for sharing an informative thorough video on this topic. I learnt the hard way about checking blind spots and still baffled and shocked as to why no instructor taught me that.
I’m taking my lessons and your videos are so helpful. Thank you and wish your channel much success
This video is perfect. Thank you❤
Meticulously informative and explicitly explained... Love your vedios...
Thank you for this.
Glad I found this video, its so helpful
Thank you for this Video - I must say that this and all other videos that you've put on You Tube is the reason why I have passed my Test today - Thank you to the whole team and God Bless you all
Congratulations! 🚗👍🏼😃
Very helpful !
Thank you so much. Watching your videos, I passed my driving test in Dubai today.
Well done - we're glad you found our videos useful!
Nice video! Very useful!
Passed in March and struggle with changing lanes confidently 😭
Michelle Ndlovu yeah lane changing is something else I still struggle with it
Limited visibility in the newer cars makes it hella difficult to shoulder check.
Michelle Ndlovu sake I tend to hop lanes instead of slowly moving lanes
It's perfect video thanks
Top vid very helpful cheers 👍
Amazing video! God bless truly☺️
Keep it up it’s very useful
Very helpful for learners
Thanks for this 🤩
All the Advance driving school videos are excellent
Lane changing is harder than it looks!
I passed my test a while ago and struggle with other drivers overtaking me or driving so damn close to my car. Apart from driving on the motorways I always stick to the speed limits and remain in control it’s when I am on the motorway I drive at the national speed limits.
Thank you very much... very useful to me...
I really like this Channel
Watch the lane u want to merge into, decide which empty space u want to merge into, it must be large enough, say empty space between A and B, A is ahead of B
Change speed so that ur car in a position where A cannot see the signal light but B can see. Turn on signal light for 2 seconds.
Make sure u can see B completely in side mirror and u r not too close to A, turn slightly to that lane, let B know ur purpose, as long as B doesn’t accelarate, it means he gets that.
Finally, change lane completely. During that, also take care that the third car from the third lane may merge into the same empty space from oposite direction. So always don’t change lane too fast.
It's amazing to be able to relate to these videos as i live in Bury St Edmunds and walk, Cycle and practice driving in all the areas in all your videos,
I have found each and every video very informative but this one in particular as i did have questions about this but haven't had a driving instructor explain it as well as you have
Ha! - we're glad you find the videos useful!
yes thank you for the words of advice in the Waiting room you'll be happy to know i PASSED, your videos were also a big help lol
Thanks - but well done! Enjoy your new licence!
nice video and nice info
i have past my driving test today. your chanel helped me alot so a biiiiiiig thank you advance driving school😂😂
Thanks - and well done!!!
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I struggle a lot with changing lanes I don’t have that much confidence in it 🤦🏾♀️
Use blind spot mirror
@@shahab7363 it's not always accurate
@@shahab7363 That's a terrible suggestion - blind spot mirrors show traffic even further away than they actually are.
Hi I'm French
@@patrickormerod3472 hi French
Good advice on what to do if there's a car in the way when trying to change lanes to come off a roundabout.
I passed my driving test today massive thanks.
Well done! :-)
Informative, better than my driving instructor.
I have always found steering in a high speed road difficult but this video is helping me to level up my skills to become a safe driver
Because overtaking is a complex skills in itself! xd
Was very useful
Thanks dear very much 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
Your suggestion to signal second is different from the habit I've been building as a new driver, and what i believe i was taught. I live somewhere with moderate/heavy traffic. In my mind, if i signal in heavy traffic, I'm not telling another car what i WILL do so much as asking permission. Often i signal THEN look, and if its obvious i'll have no opportunity I turn it off, but otherwise I'll leave it on as a way of asking other drivers to let me in.
The way drivers indicate is taught differently in different countries - and as long as other drivers understand what your signal means then there isn’t a problem. In the UK we follow the MSM routine (as detailed in our Highway Code) but apparently in the US they prefer to use the SMM routine. So in the US drivers would understand that your signal means that you are thinking about a lane change, and would appreciate a little space if possible. In the UK a signal means that you have checked it’s safe and are about to change lanes. That subtle difference is important, and completely changes how other drivers understand your communication to them.
If you are in the UK you will have to use the MSM routine if you want to pass your driving test - but if you live in another country then follow your recommended method.
I'm broke so before I book my practical lessons I am thoroughly covering lessons on youtube so that I don't waste time going over basics like cockpit routine! I also have booked my theory test before my first lesson so that is sorted out too.
It sounds like you will be well prepared! Once you get in the car, nothing beats experience on the road though!
Thank you alot
Thanks ..advance Driving.. I watched most of the videos.. really helpful... I passed my text today
Well done! Good luck on the road 🚙👍🏼
Guess you ment to say " I passed my TEST today" (i.e. Not Text). Texting and driving should never be mixed together !!!
I can't thank you enough 🙏🙏
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Great videos ! (I'm from north_africa)
I'm trying to get better with the blindspot check. I struggle to multitask it while driving, keeping my car straight while looking. Almost went into a car while changing lanes because I didn't see it, thankfully the person driving with me noticed before I moved.
Hi, I love your videos - they are so helpful. I have passed my test but I'm still quite nervous. I did some additional lessons with an instructor to practice motorway driving. He told me to avoid looking over my shoulder on the dual carriage way and motorway as there is a risk that in the time you look over your shoulder, the road in front can change drastically due to the speeds you're driving at I. E. Traffic stopping. I want to be a safe driver and I am concerned about not seeing things in my blind spot on the dual carriageway/motorway but have had conflicting advice about looking over your shoulder!
As with many things when driving there is often no exact rule about what to do. Depending on the situation, you might feel it wise to have a little ‘shoulder check’ to check what is beside you. Sometimes you might feel it necessary, other times not. Do whatever you feel is safer 👍🏼
thank you
Thank you 😊
Go for it! Good luck ;-)
This was really helpful.
I do have one question if you don't mind?
For example if I'm approaching a live bus lane and the right hand lane is full of traffic back to back, would I then signal even though there is a car in the way? Because in other circumstances this can be deemed as changing the flow of the traffic?
Thank you
Great video , very detailed. 👍
Great video. can I use blind spot mirrors for the driving test?
Of course 👍🏼
Remember they make things look further away than they actually are
Thanks it helped me alot plz make on another topic How to change lane in short track with heavy traffic ?
Thanks for the idea 👍🏼
Why is no one talking about how relaxing the lady's voice is?
Great video, just one thing. How can I tell changing lanes that it’s a safe gap? I failed my last test only on changing lanes because I am far too hesitant.
We must use our experience to assess the position and speed of the other traffic, and only change lanes when we are sure that we won't force anyone else to brake or steer to avoid us. Every situation is different, so be careful.
You are teaching us verrrry well..
I am sorry to ask you a question, I want to know huw much time is require for changing lane?
And when we change lane from slow line to fast or fast to slow should we increase or decrease the speed of car or not?
When traffic is light it might only take a few seconds to change lanes safely, but when there is heavy traffic we will need to be more careful. We can’t rush anything, as if we misjudge anything the consequences could be severe.
Thank you so much this helped massively, just a quick question, when entering on the right can we then move to the left lane position whilst looking in the mirrors, but without the need to signal? As we can only signal just before the exit we plan to leave at
We should indicate before changing lanes, so that other traffic know what we are about to do.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool thank you this clears up the confusion i had, much appreciated, it wasn't clear in my question above, but i meant changing lanes in a roundabout please?
Yes, that’s what we thought you meant. 👍🏼
Highly helpful info from your channel!!
Love from India ✌️
Can you please make a tutorial on how to judge the length of the car's bonnet and the car's width so that we don't accidentally hit/scrape the front/sides of the car.
Thanks for your compliments! Sizes of cars will vary a lot, so there are no firm reference points we can suggest - however watch our other video called ‘Adequate Clearance’ as it shows how to leave a safe gap 👍🏼
sdmv :
I teach my students to find a large empty lot and place small stones on the surface. Then try over and over to hit those stones with your right and then left front wheels. Then try and back over them on both sides. Keep this up until you know exactly were all your wheels are. In normal driving drive over small bumps and say to yourself. "Oh that is where my right wheel is!" Hopefully this will help you. Drive safe!
If you don't check your blind spot they mention in your test, the examiner will fail you. So if turning right, look over you right shoulder and visa versa.
Completely off topic but where can I get the speedo on top of your steering wheel? What to look for when I search for it? Thank you for another amazing video.
Search for ‘OBD HUD’ on eBay or Amazon 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool thank you 😊
Hi! Where did you buy the digital speedometer on top of the dashboard?
That one came from eBay, but it's also available on Amazon. Search for 'Auto X50 Plus'.
What software did you use to display digital speed in the video and it’s even showing gear being used??
The speedometer comes from the GoPro cameras we use, and then on newer videos we manually add on the current speed limit and selected gear in the edit software (FCPX).
Any tips on what to do on your test? Got mine next Thursday on the 19th
Maybe watch our video ‘Top 10 UK Driving Test Tips’? Good luck 👍🏼
So are you driving that much below the speed limit? or all those other cars speeding that fast?
Good video, I dont like when you're driving and the roads suddnely change with no warning. For example the left lane turns into a left turn only lane and you want to go straight ahead. In busy traffic you might not be able to change lanes and just go the wrong way 😡
Lane choice can be tricky in busy places. We try and look as far ahead as possible for road markings, but if we get stuck in the wrong lane and have to take a detour its no big deal - even in the Driving Test.
I failed twice on change lanes I hope I pass on my 3rd attempt
Khadija Muhamoud where did you take your test?
What would you advise to do during the driving test in this situation: Busy city centre, you're in the left lane, the instructor (or satnav) asks you to turn right ahead. You look at the mirrors, there are plenty of cars coming in both lanes behind you. Should you signal anyway? If you do so, and the car behind in the right lane holds their speed as if they are willing to give you way, but still keeps a relatively close distance from your car, should you change lanes anyway? I'm taking a driving test in a busy area, have faced this situation a couple of times and I don't really know what the judgement of the examiner will be. Many thanks.
You should do the same as you would do when driving normally - so if it isn’t safe to change lanes, don’t. It is better to drive the ‘wrong way’ safely and have a detour than cause danger in an attempt to stay on route. The examiner will definitely prefer that you choose the safest option!
The highway is easy but city I have problems with
What should you do if somebody is in the wrong lane on the rounderbout stopping you going off at your prefered exit . Do you break let him go the turn into your exit or should you be aware of the vehicles around you and reduce speed letting him go and proceeding to your exit or do you do a 360 around the roundabout then take your exit ?
Just do whatever seems safest - either brake a little and follow them off the roundabout, or do another lap and leave next time round. 👍🏼
Hi videos i want to ask you something I watched video were you talking abt change gears now I want to know what gears r user to drive my driving instructor olny let's drive in gear 1&2 and i have being leaning abt 15 years i don't feel like I know driving Cos of
To be able to pass the UK driving test we must be able to keep up with the flow of traffic (which will be up to 70mph on a dual carriageway) so we must be able to use all of the car's gears. Maybe you should talk to your instructor to understand why you haven't got to 3rd gear yet?
Plz also make video on, how to judge car from left side when driving, reference point or other? with demo... I'll be very thakfull to you
We are actually planning to make a video about that soon! 👍🏼
We have now made a video about this - have a watch of ‘How to judge your road position’ 👍🏼
how big should the gaps be for you to be able to switch lanes
I have an issue with like if there’s a road closure or bus lane approaching so I have to switch lanes as it’s all very last minute when the signs appear and everyone’s also trying to switch lanes
Big enough that we don’t force other traffic to brake or swerve.
Hi, I have a question. When we are changing lanes, how much distance should we leave with the car behind, whether said car behind is in the same lane as us or the lane that we are moving into?
We try and allow the usual 2 seconds gap, to give everyone enough space to stay safe.
I'm looking for the digital speedometer in your car,where can I get one please
The model in this car is an Autool X50 Plus. Just search on eBay or Amazon 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Thank you.
Is it a safe distance for me to change lane if I see another vehicle on the right lane(the lane i want to change into) in my center mirror? I noticed that the vehicle is much actually much further than when i see it in my side mirror. Are the vehicles on my side mirror compared to the centre mirror is slightly bigger than they really are?
Car mirrors vary a lot, so we can't give any definite answers unfortunately. You must use your judgement to assess whether your potential land change would cause the other driver to brake or swerve to avoid you. Then you will know if it is safe or not.
You must have got your blind spot mirror in a lucky bag. I have a similar one on both my mirrors and can see all or part of a vehicle coming from behind. I don't have any blind spots to either side.
Hi Guys, again what a useful video for all those learners out there. I have a quick question: When I'm changing gears or looking at the mirrors before turning, my car always goes towards the right of the road. Any tips on how I can stop this?
We naturally steer towards where we are looking, so for normal driving keep your eyes on the furthest point of the road that you can see. Whenever we need to look away from the road try relaxing your grip on the steering wheel a little and it might help keep you straight. Keep practicing and small problems like this will sort themselves out 👍🏼
Never look down to change gear, do it all by feel.@@AdvanceDrivingSchool
Hi, love all your videos! They've been so useful in helping me get back into driving after failing my first and only test 15 years ago!
Had my confidence knocked after getting into an awkward situation today, and thought I'd ask what the best thing to do was.
I was approaching a large roundabout with filter lanes and realised too late that I needed to be one lane over to the right for my direction. By the time I realised though, there wasn't a safe gap to change lanes. My instinct was to commit to the direction my filter lane would take me, but that went straight onto a motorway so that wasn't an option for a learner!
I know for next time I need to improve my reading of signs and road markings and move over in better time.. but.. once in that situation, what's the best thing to do?
That’s a tough situation. Normally we would just follow the lane we are in, but you are correct that you aren’t allowed on there in your own car. To prevent breaking the law by entering the motorway you would have drive anywhere else in the safest way that you can manage!
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Thank you! Fortunately my co-pilot is good at keeping her cool in these sorts of situations and helped talked me through moving across safely once everyone was stationary. Nobody beeped or anything so perhaps it wasn't as bad as it felt at the time 😅 Will learn from it, improve and keep at it 💪
@@captndan Can you explain a bit more about what you did? I'm thinking I would have gently slowed down (not too quickly, so cars behind would have a chance to see what I was doing) and changed lanes as soon as possible. Saying that, I drive with an instructor so I'd have probably been fine. Anyway, speaking of your confidence being knocked, just accept you made a mistake, you don't have to be perfect, and put it behind you - don't dwell on it. Just focus on the road ahead.
When should we do the shoulder check in the MSM routine? Immediately after the mirror check?
Yes, as we need to know it’s safe before we indicate. 👍🏼
Mirror. To check for. The car to move traffic. Is there danger
idk if its just me but when i look in the door mirrors to switch lane, it feels as if the cars are too close so i hesitate to move over
Do you cover West Sussex area?
Sorry, we only offer lessons in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Do you have any for heavy traffic? Or even better, heavy traffic going at speed ignoring the 2-second rule, which many drivers do
This video might help: Driving on a dual-carriageway: czcams.com/video/nOSHIITUBKs/video.html 👍🏼
Is it just me or your left mirror is not as clear as the right one.
I’m having hard time understanding how you are able to check that left lane is clear?
Thank you it’s a very helpful training(I understood the MSL concept using your right morrow of course :))
Maybe it’s hard to see when viewing a video, since it’s much smaller than it would be in real life - but when you’re actually driving it should be easy to see what’s in your mirrors.
How far back should it be that you get in the correct lane when approaching a dual carriageway/motorway exit or roundabout
As soon as possible normally. This video might help: Leaving Dual Carriageways: czcams.com/video/PRa8WWqsILw/video.html
I tend to move to my previous lane too early after the overtake, forcing the other driver to break sharply. Maybe you should have give a few suggestions. Nice video, thank you very much.
Have you seen this video?
Overtaking czcams.com/video/RUHTRPkwBS4/video.html
Simple you're supposed to follow it a following distance of one car length for every 10 miles an hour you're traveling so do not go back into the lane you come from and tell your several car lengths at least 1 / 10 miles an hour ahead of the vehicle that you're changing lanes in front of do not make them follow you too closely.
A minimum of full car length for every 10 miles an hour you are traveling.
you need to leave a much more reasonable amount of space between you and the car you are passing.
The roundabout roads are so confusing. Thank goodness we don't have that here in Canada.
I'm getting really confused on the blind spots while changing lanes ,, changing left or right.
So many instructor videos with some checking blindspots and some not. I've a taxi test this week , don't know what's correct
It’s not a rule in The Highway Code, but we would recommend a ‘shoulder check’ before changing lanes. It doesn’t cost anything and it might prevent an accident. 👍🏼
How close are you to the lorry when you change lanes, assuming safe i thought early is best, but my mother says to get to the 2seconds gap before changing.
2-4 seconds is about right. 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool okay thanks, why not earliest opportunity like a parked car on a street?
Because it will block the overtaking lane for longer than necessary - which might frustrate other drivers.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool thank you very much.
You don’t illustrate changing lanes in inner city roads or is it you don’t have dual lanes in that part of the uk I would like to know if there has been a change in rules regarding signaling when changing lanes on 30 mph roads regardless of anyone behind you or not
We do have roads like that, but changing lanes should be done in this way on any type of road so didn't feel the need to show the same thing twice. There hasn't been any change of rules regarding indicating - we should do it whenever it would help others (but it's OK not to if there isn't anyone nearby).
I heard that if you can see the tires, the reg, and the car itself then it’s a safe gap. How accurate it this?
Not very - as it doesn't take the other car's speed into account. If the other car is going much faster than our car, we must wait until they pass us before changing lanes.
Would you pop the signal on as soon as you intent to move right or seconds before you actually about to do it?
Once we know it’s safe to change lanes we’d indicate, wait a few seconds so that other drivers have a chance to see it, and then actually change lanes. In other countries they have a ‘3 flashes before moving’ rule, which sounds about right to us.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool If cars are close together and you can't see an opening, should you just continue in the same lane?
Yes, as that is the safest option.
Or signal & see how they respond - they may be nice & let you in.@@AdvanceDrivingSchool
Most drivers' take about 3 seconds to see a signal & begin to appreciate it's implications - so 3-5 indicator flashes in advance.
Suppose you need to accelerate for safety reasons, is it okay to break the speed limit for this? For example, if you need to accelerate to a different lane even though it would mean having to go over the speed limit, is this allowed or can it get you into legal trouble?
If it helped get us out of danger, we would go above the speed limit temporarily.
Still technically illegal but "mitigating circumstances" can provide a defense under the law.@@AdvanceDrivingSchool
Do you look over your shoulder even on a normal road, or when coming up to a roundabout? Thanks
Not very often, as our mirrors are normally enough. We only really look over our shoulders before a lane change on a dual carriageway or roundabout.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool thanks for replying!! I’m just so worried I will look when I shouldn’t have or won’t when I should have! My test is three weeks today
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool I had a driving instructor yesterday tell me to look when ever I change lane or when two lanes merge to one but then other people say they don’t look (in blind spot)
Your instructor is correct - any time we are changing lanes or merging we need to know there isn't anyone next to us. The other people are taking a risk if they don't check!
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool ok! Thanks. So I should start checking blind spot over shoulder when changing any lane? Yes? Thanks for your help! I’ve been stressing 😂
Is blind spot check required?
We think so, just in case another vehicle is hidden in your mirror’s blind spot.
What if one has blind spot mirrors, does one still need to do the shoulder check? I guess it depends on how far wide the mirror is set? However it is probably a good habit to have in case one ends up driving a car that doesn't have blind spot mirrors?
The blind spot mirrors still leave a small area that we should check ourselves - once moving a sideways glance should be enough before a lane change. 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Ok, thank you. 🙂