What to do and don’t when you change the Lanes during Driving

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Learn The Dos and Dont While Changing Lanes
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Though changing lanes can be termed to be a
little complex skill to learn, in order to avoid
any type of accident or bad thing to happen. Its
just the blinker on, and Change! Thus, it
shouldnt send blood pressure to the sunroof.
Instead, keep it relaxing and change safely
concentrating properly. The basic skills that you
were taught in behind-the-wheel training in
California (if you have taken training). One
really needs to follow the legal and proper
changing lane techniques in order to avoid any
accident. Because the most common causes of
accidents can be drivers changing lanes
incorrectly.
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What things should you do while Changing lanes?

• Maintain Speed
• Turn on/off Blinker
• Check Your rear view and Side Mirror
• Check Blindspot

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• Maintain Speed
• While changing the lane you should maintain your
  speed neither increase your speed nor even slow
  it. Do not let go of the gas. Instead, just go
  with the normal speed of the traffic. And in case
  even if you cant see anyone around you, follow
  the same speed.
• Hence making the task of changing lanes a tricky
  one merge the lane safely maintaining normal
  speed!
• For example, if you are increasing your speed
  while changing lanes and the automobile ahead of
  you lowers the speed it may possibly lead to a
  collision.

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Turn On/Off Blinker To let other drivers know
that youll be changing lanes, hence giving them
time to let you change the lane. And when you do
take your turn make sure to turn your blinker
off. Or Else it may create unnecessary confusion
for other drivers. Which can potentially lead to
dangerous results too. For example, if you are
not signaling while changing lanes the other
drivers would drive straight ahead at the time of
your turn. Hence end up with an accident. So it
is better to turn on/off your blinker indicating
your further actions. This thing should be
followed while giving a drivers license test in
California.
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• Check your rearview and side mirror
• When you have activated your blinker make sure to
  check your rear view and the side mirror to
  ensure that you got enough space or not. Whether
  there is any other vehicle or not. Whether the
  opening is safe or not. And whether they are
  below your speed or not to be able to change the
  lane safely.
• After checking the side mirrors merge into
  checking with the other vehicles.

• Check Blindspot
• Even though checking the mirror one may have the
  possibility to have a blind spot. These are
  termed to be an area that can be seen by just
  looking over your shoulder. And before changing
  the lane it is very important to check the blind
  spot. Making sure regarding any other vehicles
  coming or not is equally important. If failed to
  do so one can possibly lead to a dangerous
  collisions.

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What are all things not to do while changing
lanes?

• Mirror Setting
• Moving out too early
• Slowing down before changing lane

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• Mirror Setting
• Mirrors are supposed to be positioned properly in
  order to scan the vehicles around you and change
  the lane accordingly. In case your mirror is not
  set properly you are creating a risk. As you
  wont be able to see whether there is another
  vehicle or not.

• Moving out too early
• If another vehicle behind you has reached past
  you or has already started to change the lane you
  should not change the lane. And instead, wait for
  them to pass and get merged into. When you are
  kept in a hazardous situation you should deal
  with it calmly, avoiding rush and surprise.

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• Slowing down before changing lane
• A common mistake that happens with the majority
  of people, especially new drivers, is to
  extremely slow down the speed while changing
  lanes. Mostly it happens to be the reason to
  disrupt the flow of the traffic.
• And thus it is much recommended to maintain the
  same speed of traffic. Later after merging,
  adjust the speed according to the speed in the
  new lane.
• To master the important skill of changing lanes
  or any other driving tricks. You need to learn
  more about everything in detail with proper
  research before getting behind the wheel. Go to
  the driving school in Glendale and learn propers
  about all tips and tricks of safe driving!

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