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Exceptions

SOME of what I teach you will not ALWAYS be the best thing to do.

​Here are the most common exceptions:
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1.  Hazard sequence (MSPSL)
Sometimes, speed S may need to reduce BEFORE you can change your necessary position P.  But M is always first, and L is always last.  You can omit signal S if you are CERTAIN no-one would benefit but, on a driving test, a signal S is ALWAYS desired to navigate through a junction.

2.  Brake before clutch (BBC)
If already travelling below walking speed, clutch can go down first.  If at walking speed, B and C together.

3.  Creeping out at junctions
Sometimes, in busy urban settings, you do need to be assertive (not aggressive) despite non-stop line of traffic passing in front of you.  Your tiny motion will encourage someone to be generous and leave a useable gap:  "cheeky, not rude".

4.  Lanes on a roundabout (approaching, and in the junction)
If you're sure no-one is alongside you, you can "slew" between lanes to "maintain maximum safe speed".

5.  Reversing on mirrors
On a very few occasions, a thinking driver (what the DVSA hopes we'll all become) would work out it's safer to flick between all 3 mirrors (1-2-3-2-1-2-3-2-1, etc.) than try looking out of the rear window (where you view below the bumper is obscured).  This is usually when reversing into a closed space, such as a driveway, where small children and animals might be.
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