Lesson 11

Starting, stopping and moving off in the city

How to move off from the curb safely, check mirrors, signal and join traffic smoothly.

Starting, stopping and moving off in the city

Moving off looks simple, but students often forget mirrors, signaling and judging the speed of traffic.

Before starting, the driver checks ahead, behind and to the side, signals and makes sure the maneuver will not force others to brake sharply.

In practice we train smooth starts, stopping near the right edge, rejoining traffic and handling dense Dnipro city flow.

How we train this in class
  • break the rule down on a clear diagram
  • reinforce it with test questions
  • move the situation to a real Dnipro route

This study summary is based on the current Traffic Rules of Ukraine. Ukrainian traffic rules