No mirror check before turning left
Usually Grade 3 — dangerous or potentially dangerous · automatic failTurning without checking your left mirror can cut across a cyclist on your inside — one of the most common Grade 3 faults.
✕ The fault
Turning left, no mirror check…
✓ The right way
Mirrors and signal left early.
How to get it right
- 1Mirror – Signal – Manoeuvre: interior and left mirror first.
- 2Signal left in good time.
- 3Check the left mirror again right before turning.
- 4Let any cyclist on your inside go first.