10 Chapter 1 — Your License Skills observed and graded during the  on-the-road driving test: Types of Licenses, Permits and Restrictions Regular Licenses TIP  Three-Point  Turnabout (1) Start from  the extreme right  side of the road.  Look for other  traffic and if clear,  give a left signal  and proceed  forward slowly  while turning the  steering wheel  to the left. Stop  within several  inches of the left  curb or edge of the  street. (2) Then proceed  backward slowly  while turning the  steering wheel to  the right. Stop  within several  inches of the right  curb or edge of the  street. (3) Proceed  forward slowly  while turning the  steering wheel  to the left. This  should complete  your turnabout.  Class A:  Required to operate a combination of vehicles that is exempt from  CDL requirements when the towed unit has a gross vehicle weight rating  (GVWR) of 10,001 pounds or more. Class B:  Required to operate any single vehicle that is exempt from CDL  requirements with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, and any such vehicle  towing a vehicle with a GVWR not in excess of 10,000 pounds. Class C:  Required to operate any noncommercial single vehicle with a  GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds; and a vehicle towing a vehicle which has  a combined GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds operated by a driver 18 years  old or older.  Most drivers need only a Regular Class C license to operate  personal automobiles and small trucks. • Three-point turnabout. • Driving posture; and • Yielding the right of way to pedestrians and other vehicles; • Passing and being passed; • Following another vehicle;  • Use of lanes; • Turning; • Turn signals and use of the horn; • Use of the clutch (in vehicles with standard transmissions); • Stopping, starting and parking; • Backing; • Quick stops — stopping as quickly and safely as possible  when told to do so; • Approaches to intersections, stop signs and traffic signals; Applicants for an original driver license must take the on-the- road driving test; however, there are some cases when the  on-the-road test may not be required.  North Carolina has a regular driver license and a  commercial driver license (CDL). The type of vehicle you  will operate determines the class of driver license you must have and the type  vehicle in which you must take the driving skills test. The driving skills test  must be performed in a vehicle representative of the class license desired.