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Left reverse
You will find this tip invaluable, and you may need to practise it a few times until it becomes natural. But when you have it cracked, the reverse left will be one of the easiest exercises to do. It's all about knowing and trusting your reference points.
"if it starts going wrong then stop before it gets any wronger". Please ignore my deliberate poor use of English here.
The absolute must do in this exercise is to be going slowly enough and turn the wheel enough so that the kerb is kept in the reference point until the bend is nearly done. And that reference point? For most people and most cars it will be that the kerb appears to run from the bottom left of your back left quarterlight window, up around to the rear seatbelt anchoring. If the kerb goes up above this point you are heading towards it and are going to hit it. If it moves down or more towards the front of the car then you are too far away from the kerb and haven't turned the wheel enough. Trust me on this one, it really is that simple. About a half turn to the left is usually the minimum to get you started turning into the corner.
The other point when this exercise can go wrong if you aren't following this tip, is the moment when the kerb disappears from the quarterlight and the turn is nearly complete. Just before the kerb disappears out of sight, check the left mirror and see if the kerb visible is straight and the bend is nearly done, or if the kerb is still curved and you are heading towards hitting it. At this point you probably feel the need to check all around again. PAUSE - not pausing at this moment could cause you to go straight into the kerb, or to not turn in enough and end up the other side of the road, simply because the kerb is going out of sight and you don't know where it is going to be for the next couple of seconds. Now you've paused you can check all around, and also check the left mirror to see how your position is. Until the kerb appears back in the rear windscreen glance in your left mirror a couple more times so you can check your position. If you can't see the kerb any more then you're too far away from it and need to turn in more. Don't forget to pause and check all around if necessary.
Now, when the kerb gets to the middle of the rear windscreen and you must be patient and keep the wheel turned until it does, then straighten. Make sure you are looking well down the road behind you, with regular checks to the front as well, otherwise you will find yourself steering all over the place.
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