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| Thread ID: 122870 | 2012-01-17 08:12:00 | Road Rules Change 5am Sunday 25 March 2012 | Bobh (5192) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1254655 | 2012-01-17 11:05:00 | I seem to remember when they changed the intersection rules twenty odd years ago there were fewer accidents at intersections. Nobody was sure who had the right of way so everybody approached intersections with caution until they got used to the new rules.Yeah, agreed, but there is a different generation on the road now, there is little courtesy or respect, everyone is just trying to get there first it seems. | Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1254656 | 2012-01-17 18:27:00 | In spite of the turning yield laws here and most of the rest of the world being that left turns are to yield in all cases, I can see that youse guys have come out of the horse and buggy (sheep cart?) mentality and stepped into more international rules of the road now . Anyone making a left turn (NZ= right turn) is immediately assumed to be in the wrong should an accident occur . They have no legal defense in court if they cause any damage or even an accident between two other vehicles if their left turn action caused the accident . Technically, without a traffic light solely in control of a left turn, ANY left turn is done at the turning driver's whole personal responsibility . Are youse guys allowed to make a left turn on a red light? We can make right turns under that situation . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1254657 | 2012-01-17 18:48:00 | No Joe we cannot turn on a red light unlike you, but we don't have anywhere that has no right (for you left) turns. I remember some of your cities and some Canadian ones too that have the no left turns rule | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1254658 | 2012-01-17 19:04:00 | .....but we don't have anywhere that has no right (for you left) turns. Yes we do. Were there is a one-way street coming in from your right :) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1254659 | 2012-01-17 19:22:00 | It's about 20 years late, but we got there. Should make the roads a much safer place. But in the meantime, I'm getting a tank Quote from the Aussie film The Castle "Tell him he's dreaming." On the plus side the rules will be the same as overseas, on the negative if the right turning car doesn't give way it will probably hit you in your drivers door and if it does give way it will probably get rear ended or hold up more traffic. What will count is whether this rule change will be accompanied by the promised changes to intersections and traffic lights to give the right turning traffic a fair go. I think this is more about international standardisation than safety. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 1254660 | 2012-01-17 19:35:00 | we don't have anywhere that has no right (for you left) turns. Heading south on Great South Road at Papakura, you cannot turn right into Elliot St (but you can turn left into Broadway, which used to be a one-way street) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1254661 | 2012-01-17 19:41:00 | No Joe we cannot turn on a red light unlike you, but we don't have anywhere that has no right (for you left) turns . I remember some of your cities and some Canadian ones too that have the no left turns rule There are whole communities here that won't permit left turns into a main boulevard - on a city-by-city ordinance situation . Hemet was one of them, but the old coots there couldn't make a safe turn in ANY direction, so the law was passed to keep the dead count down somewhat and let the doctors in the hospitals (morgues) kill the patients for the health insurance money first . In the 'Land Of The Eternal Left Turn Signal', all you'd see was blue hair and knuckles in the driver's seats anyway . Montana has most of the same rules implemented - I was TOLD that a U-Turn was illegal anywhere in the state, but I found out otherwise . Actually with less than a million residents here, the laws are pretty lax - or not heavily enforced anyway . Just recently, a 'suggested' speed limit was posted . It's really for the tourists in Montana, as the locals iggy any thought of a speed limit anyway . There isn't even a mandatory seatbelt law and texting and cellphone usage isn't illegal, only in some cities inside their own limits . Helmets aren't even mandatory for motorcycle riders either . One thing I found out today is that during snow-falling conditions, amber forward lamps are to be used . Hooray for that - as all my vehicles have them anyway . One law that might be coming your way is that if your wipers are in use at times when they are needed to see clearly, then your headlights are to be on at the same time . I think that's an outstanding law to have on the books! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1254662 | 2012-01-17 22:08:00 | I'm sure we'll get used to it and it will work out eventually, mean time I can think of many intersections where turning right will suddenly be very challenging during busy traffic times. They will probably end up having to add a lot of right turn traffic arrows and redesign some intersections. As for the headlight thing, personally I think they should just design cars to turn them on when you start the car. I think it's France where headlights are legally required at all times and it's been proven to reduce accidents. Reminds me of a pet peeve, I live in a fog prone city and I really hate people who drive around with the park lights on when it's foggy- it's illegal and stupid, if you need lights turn them on properly! |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1254663 | 2012-01-17 22:27:00 | Yeah - what part of 'parking lights' do people not understand? California has a law, which sadly isn't well enforced that states: "any vehicle in motion must have all lights on if any lights are on", which is still on the books, but like I say it isn't enforced well. Actually - DDLs are required since about 1998 on all vehicles here - that's Daytime Driving Lights, and not Parking Lights either. But there is the option to turn them off if one wants to. It's a dashboard override switch - but then again, there are some Daytime Lights required roads in a lot of states here, where you can be cited for not turning them on even in daytime. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1254664 | 2012-01-18 00:33:00 | Roll on the mayhem in Johnsonville - the Woolworths (now Countdown) exit onto Broderick Road :) Ohhh yup, I can see the delays and pileups starting now. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
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