Give way road rule change confirmed

[Kylie]

Comes into effect early 2012, what do you all think? I think its ok.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4178822/G...

[Zaphod]

I'm all for changing the rule - I turn at a junction every day where the confusion caused by this rule causes near misses almost every light change (traffic turning left and right into a two lane carriageway, with busy - and impatient - through traffic).

[GravelBen]

Doubt it will make that much difference, the accidents are generally caused by incompetent drivers who will continue to be incompetent no matter which rule they're breaking.

[mikeS350]

It's about time.

[Bull1t]

Economic stimulus plan specifically targeted to panel beaters?

I'm sure I'll miss some of my friends I never see again if they decide to turn right on a busy road. Least I'll know where to find them.

[Oscar the Grouch]

Silly idea - it is making it harder to make a right turn out of a side street onto a busy road.

Those who don't understand the current rules wont understand the new ones either so it will not stop any confusion.

Will lead to more accidents and more frustration.

And they have done nothing to stop those who just sit on a learners or restricted license and never progress to a full.

Edited by Oscar the Grouch on Wednesday 29th September 08:32

[iain a]

Pleased to see that rule go.. I really dislike it.
As soon as you like please...

[mazdajason]

Im all for changing the rule as well, when I drive in the UK i always wonder how the rule is so backwards in NZ. At least it wil save me 5 hours on a plane trip explaining to the OH the NZ road rules now that I can just say, " its just like driving in the UK".

[mikeS350]

and, in principle, just like the rest of the world

[Bull1t]

mazdajason said:

Im all for changing the rule as well, when I drive in the UK i always wonder how the rule is so backwards in NZ. At least it wil save me 5 hours on a plane trip explaining to the OH the NZ road rules now that I can just say, " its just like driving in the UK".

Yeah but you'll lose those 5 hours again the first time you try to turn right on a busy road.

[Esprit]

Bull1t said:

mazdajason said:

Im all for changing the rule as well, when I drive in the UK i always wonder how the rule is so backwards in NZ. At least it wil save me 5 hours on a plane trip explaining to the OH the NZ road rules now that I can just say, " its just like driving in the UK".

Yeah but you'll lose those 5 hours again the first time you try to turn right on a busy road.

And you'll gain them back the next time you wanna turn left on that same road

[mazdajason]

Esprit said:

Bull1t said:

mazdajason said:

Im all for changing the rule as well, when I drive in the UK i always wonder how the rule is so backwards in NZ. At least it wil save me 5 hours on a plane trip explaining to the OH the NZ road rules now that I can just say, " its just like driving in the UK".

Yeah but you'll lose those 5 hours again the first time you try to turn right on a busy road.

And you'll gain them back the next time you wanna turn left on that same road

Haha points taken. Next time im back in NZ will be for the RWC so i think i will lose those hours again there anyway with all the traffic. Might just have to spend more time outside of the big smoke!

[Bull1t]

Esprit said:

Bull1t said:

mazdajason said:

Im all for changing the rule as well, when I drive in the UK i always wonder how the rule is so backwards in NZ. At least it wil save me 5 hours on a plane trip explaining to the OH the NZ road rules now that I can just say, " its just like driving in the UK".

Yeah but you'll lose those 5 hours again the first time you try to turn right on a busy road.

And you'll gain them back the next time you wanna turn left on that same road

No, left turning will always be easy as you can slip through when cars are going straight ahead

[magpies]

Hi
as someone visiting NZ for the first time next year and will be hiring a car, can someone explaing what this is about please.
Visiting wifes friends in Auckland and will be SCUBA diving while she's talking

[cottonfoo]

magpies said:

Hi
as someone visiting NZ for the first time next year and will be hiring a car, can someone explaing what this is about please.
Visiting wifes friends in Auckland and will be SCUBA diving while she's talking

http://www.aa.co.nz/aadirections/driver/Pages/The-...

They'll tell you about it when you pick up the car. Note that this rule is also enforced underwater, so your SCUBA instructor will also tell you about it

[Kylie]

magpies said:

Hi
as someone visiting NZ for the first time next year and will be hiring a car, can someone explaing what this is about please.
Visiting wifes friends in Auckland and will be SCUBA diving while she's talking

Where you diving? I got a 6 and 7m Dive Charter boat to choose from if you want PHer to take you out? google nz divecharters.

[wilkco]

While we're OT, the other road rule I explain to anyone visiting from the UK is the 'man vs car' intersection turn rule. If you get a green traffic light to go, a pedestrian may also get a green light to cross and their light is greener than yours...

[caziques]

Time for a revival......

Give way to the right as NZ is at present is one of the stupidest ideas ever thought of, the perpetrator should be shot. What is even more amazing is how few people even apply it correctly..........in particular when the road that two cars are turning into is two lane (one turning left, one turning right) then both should go....(and the fact that the rule changes dependent on if a side road has a white line across it)

So there I was today going straight on at a set of lights today, queue on my right turning right went as there was nothing coming straight on from the opposite way, and the left turner opposite obligingly gave way.....when the road to the right was two lane. Behind the car incorrectly giving way was a police car, who gave the idiot a blast from his air horns just as I went past. Didn't seem to make much difference.

The change can't come soon enough. I went back to the UK recently, must have taken me at least 10 minutes to revert back to the correct way of turning. Junctions will be safer at last.

[Kiwi XTR2]

caziques said:

. . . I went back to the UK recently . . .

What a surprise

[Marksteamnz]

Quote "So there I was today going straight on at a set of lights today, queue on my right turning right went as there was nothing coming straight on from the opposite way, and the left turner opposite obligingly gave way.....when the road to the right was two lane. Behind the car incorrectly giving way was a police car, who gave the idiot a blast from his air horns just as I went past. Didn't seem to make much difference."

So the new rule turning right will clear this up and suddenly people will know both left and right turning cars going into a 2 lane road will know to go?

And there is no possibility that under the new system the left turning car will proceed and the right turning car will sit like a stunned mullet?

Surely as the PROBLEM is, people don't know both LH and RH turning cars going into a 2 laned side road at the same time is permitted, thus the change won't make the slightest bit of difference.

Edited by Marksteamnz on Monday 6th December 19:08