KERBSIDE STOP

However, if you are changing to the leftmost lane immediately in front of a parked car, you need only to glance over the left shoulder out the side windows (blind spot).

A danger in this situation may present a bike in your blind spot or somebody in front of the parked car or the parked car itself if it moves off all of a sudden. Compare the below two situations:

Photo: Changing lanes – Do ternary check before changing lanes to the left on a road without parked cars

Photo: Changing lanes - Check only blind spot before changing lanes to the left in front of the last parked car

When clear:

Right foot over the brake pedal.

Prepare to slow down as you change to the leftmost lane.

Look ahead. Change to the leftmost lane.

A common mistake here is to steer left while still looking in one of the rear-view mirrors or checking the blind spot. This bad habit should be corrected as early as possible: always first assure the target lane is clear, then look through the windscreen in the direction you want the car to go, and only then start steering.