{"id":2449,"date":"2015-10-12T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:20:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:20:31","slug":"keeping-your-wheels-straight-at-junctions-avoids-this-type-of-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/keeping-your-wheels-straight-at-junctions-avoids-this-type-of-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping your wheels straight at junctions avoids this type of crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When waiting at a junction to turn right across traffic, always leave your wheels facing forward. The video below shows why: the driver is waiting to turn and has his wheels turned in the direction of the road he wants to turn into, but a following car runs into the back of him and shunts him into the path of an oncoming lorry. 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