{"id":1219,"date":"2014-05-14T19:36:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T06:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?page_id=1219"},"modified":"2015-01-14T13:56:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T00:56:32","slug":"14-turning-left-at-traffic-signals-traffic-lights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/14-turning-left-at-traffic-signals-traffic-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"14: Turning left at traffic signals (traffic lights)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The aim of this lesson is to legally and safely turn left at an intersection with traffic signals. You will be driving in a 50-60kph zone on a two-way road with a 90-degree turn at an intersection that has traffic signals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/red-arrow-traffic-lights.jpg\" alt=\"red arrow traffic lights\" width=\"550\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/red-arrow-traffic-lights.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/red-arrow-traffic-lights-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Driver actions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Check all the mirrors<\/li>\n<li>Check your blind spot for traffic by looking over your shoulder<\/li>\n<li>Indicate left for at least three seconds before starting to turn<\/li>\n<li>Position your car to the left of the lane or (if the road splits into two lanes at the intersection) the left lane<\/li>\n<li>Scan the intersection for hazards<\/li>\n<li>Slow the car down before the intersection<\/li>\n<li>If the signal is green, turn the corner if it\u2019s safe to do so &#8211; remember that there might be a separate light for turning, as pictured<\/li>\n<li>If the signal is red or yellow, stop and wait behind the line<\/li>\n<li>When turning the corner keep the car in the right position in the lane and with an appropriate speed<\/li>\n<li>Check the mirrors once you\u2019ve completed the turn<\/li>\n<li>Accelerate to an appropriate speed after completing the turn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perform the tasks at least three times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/13-turning-left-at-a-stop-sign\/\">Previous (13)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/15-turning-right-off-a-road\/\">Next (15)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aim of this lesson is to legally and safely turn left at an intersection with traffic signals. You will be driving in a 50-60kph zone on a two-way road with a 90-degree turn at an intersection that has traffic<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/14-turning-left-at-traffic-signals-traffic-lights\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1220,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1219","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1219"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1302,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1219\/revisions\/1302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}