K-turn
Road direction reversal
A K-turn is a driving maneuver to reverse direction on a narrow road where a U-turn isn't possible.
The driver turns sharply toward one side, reverses at an angle toward the other, then proceeds forward in the new direction—the path roughly tracing the letter K.
Also called a three-point turn: She executed a K-turn on the dead-end street.
Vehicle performance assessment
- driving instructorTeaches new motorists
- DMVVehicle registration agency
- learner's permitRestricted beginner driving credential
- parallel parkingWedging beside the curb
signal · observation · traffic cones · driving school · examiner · point deduction · passing score · license
Complete change of direction
- backing upMoving backward or supporting
- reverseTurn to opposite
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- pivotPoint of rotation
Street closed at end
- dead endPassage without outlet
- drivewayPrivate residential road
- alleywayNarrow urban passage
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
no outlet · residential street · curb · spatial awareness · precision · restricted area
road test
Vehicle performance assessment
- driving instructorTeaches new motorists
- DMVVehicle registration agency
- learner's permitRestricted beginner driving credential
parallel parking · signal · observation · traffic cones · driving school · examiner · point deduction · passing score · license · practice test
turnabout
Complete change of direction
- backing upMoving backward or supporting
- reverseTurn to opposite
- steeringControlling direction of movement
pivot · reorientation · repositioning · alignment · countersteering
cul-de-sac
Street closed at end
cramped · no outlet · residential street · curb · spatial awareness · precision · restricted area
K-turnU-turn
Direction-reversing driving maneuver
parallel parking · lane change · lane keeping · merge · right turn
turn, turns, turned, turning, turner, turners, turnout, turnover, return