The right way to flip flop

We all do it from time to time. We passed the address we were looking for, or we saw that enticing RV for sale parked on the side of the road that we just had to look at.

So then, we feel the need to flip flop. But how?

There is always the "three rights make a left" theory for turning around. (That is to say, go around the block.)

Then there is the ever popular "U-Turn" either at a traffic light with a left turn lane (and without a pesky "No U Turn" sign) or on a wide road.

But on narrower roads in more rural areas or where the grid of streets is widely spaced, what is the right way to turn around?

The three point turn is sometimes used, but what a lot of people do is to pull the car into a driveway and then back out across a lane of traffic. Easy, right?

The better way is to choose a driveway on the right side of the road (as opposed to the left side of the road), pull up past the driveway you want to enter, and back into it. Then, when pulling out going forward, you have a clearer view on both sides.

A lot of people are just plain afraid of backing up and can't do it precisely. They're too afraid of hitting the mailbox when trying to back into a driveway. If you are one of these people, then it probably feels less risky to back out into a wide open street where there is nothing to hit.

Maybe there is nothing to hit now, but the car that comes barreling around the corner or the kid on a bicycle who comes out of nowhere are also more hazardous risks when you are in this position. In my view, the risk is greater backing out across a lane than it is backing into the driveway to begin with.