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A bootleg turn is a driving maneuver intended to reverse the direction of travel of a forward-moving automobile by 180 degrees in a minimum amount of time while staying within the width of a two-lane road. [1] This maneuver is also known as a smuggler's turn, powerslide, or simply bootlegger.
François Duval performing a handbrake turn with his Citroën Xsara WRC during 2007 Rallye Deutschland. The handbrake turn (also known as a bootleg or bootlegger's turn) is a driving technique used to deliberately slide a car sideways, either for the purpose of quickly negotiating a very tight bend, or for turning around well within the vehicle's own turning diameter.
The Anderson turn (also known as a single turn) is a manoeuvre commonly used to bring a ship or boat with engines back to a point it previously passed through, often for the purpose of recovering a casualty in the quickest time possible. [1] The Anderson turn is most appropriate when the point to be reached remains clearly visible.
The narrowest J-turn was performed in a Renault Twingo, between barriers set 3.78 metres (12.4 ft) apart.The diagonal length of the car, 3.70 metres (12.1 ft), meant stunt driver Terry Grant had a gap of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) on each side.
George Carlin divided American drivers into two classes; those going slower than him were ****idiots; those going faster than him, **** lunatics. Another way to parse drivers is in a new study by ...
Providing protected turn phasing at signalized intersections [34] Using indirect turn treatments such as the Michigan left; Converting conventional intersections to roundabouts [33] In the absence of these facilities as a driver about to turn: Keep your wheels straight, so that in the event of a rear end shunt, you are not pushed into on-coming ...
Given the limited communication tools available for drivers, if your plan is to move over, activate your turn signal (even if you don’t yet have a gap to move into.) This lets the driver behind ...
In the section on traffic signals, the law says that drivers facing a green signal who want to turn “shall stop to allow other vehicles within the intersection control area to complete their ...