The phrase "a left hand turn" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when giving directions or describing a specific type of turn while driving or navigating.
Example: "To reach the park, take a right at the traffic light, then make a left hand turn onto Maple Street."
Alternatives: "a left turn" or "a leftward turn".
[When I] had positioned myself on the road to turn right, and was needing both hands to brake and control the bike in the wind and the rain - my trousers were soaked through at this point - a motorist came fast up behind and close and shouted abusively "use your arm to signal mate" - Tunbridge Wells (M) As I was making a left hand turn a car behind me tried to overtake me on the corner.
After being dispatched from the station, the train makes a left hand turn towards the 200 feet chain lift hill.
Next, the train makes a left hand turn into the mid-course brake run which slows the train down.
With no cars oncoming, I made a left hand turn onto Anita Street, proving it was indeed April Fool's Day.
After the camelback hill, the train makes a sharp right hand turn back to the ground followed by a left hand turn.
In the early to middle part of that Sunday afternoon, I came running through the parking lot at Cedar Point amusement park, made a left hand turn into the gates of the course, and there before me lie the oasis of the finishing arch of the Rev3 Cedar Point half ironman triathlon.
He's got a touch of speed, ideally drawn from this nine hole where runners racing up close are rewarded down the hill, when the course takes a left handed turn shortly into the race.
I'm just making a left-hand turn onto 13th Street.
If in a residential area where traffic is light, a left-hand turn is sensible.
"From what I understand, he was in a left-hand turn," Mr. Demko said.
You don't want to be taking a sales call when you're making a left-hand turn at an intersection.
