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Thread ID: 112961	2010-09-28 23:52:00	Give way road rule change confirmed	george12 (7)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1140378	2010-09-30 03:01:00	Someone confirm this via the road code? So I pull the left side but if there are cars behind me going straight, I don't have to give way to the opposite wanting to make a right turn. I always believed if I make a left I need to give way to the car making a right. The car behind me should never cross the centre yellow line so technically they should not be able to barge thru. Agreed that vehicles should not pass on solid double yellow lines in the centre of the road at any time for any reason. You do have to give way to the opposite traffic if they are turning right and you are turning left. BUT if there is traffic behind you that is going straight through the right turning vehicle has to give way to them and therefore you can do your left turn if the right turning vehicle is waiting for the through traffic which they are obliged to do. I don't know how I can explain it any better than that. As to the road code we can more or less dump that as it is only an advisory document and is not the law as drafted together with all amendments as at the time you get pulled up by Police for an alleged infringement. For example the road code says that all or most people in a vehicle must wear a seatbelt at all times. The law, however, is somewhat different and there are exemptions. I was charged with not wearing a seatbelt a while back and decided to defend the matter. When it came to the Court case the Prosecutor said he was not ready and could not produce the evidence. I said I would agree to an adjournment but he decided to drop the charge. Why. I had an exemption under the law which I said nothing about to the officer that stopped me.	Snorkbox (15764)
1140379	2010-09-30 03:51:00	Simply because the cars behind you have the right of way if they are going straight through over a car turning right in front of them. Sheesh! What you do is you are going to turn left and you do that from a position as far to the left as practicable. You look in your rear vision mirror(s) which are the reflective bits on the interior or exterior of the car. :DIf you see a vehicle behind you which is not signalling then it would be reasonable to suspect it is going straight through but can't be relied upon. That vehicle has the right of way over the car turning right so therefore make your left turn. A number of people only use these mirrors to have a shave or apply makeup however. I have seen people with the stereo on full bore, can't hear sirens, don't use rear view mirrors and are totally oblivious to the fact there is a large fire engine behind them which being painted red and has red flashing lights and flashing headlights should be rather obvious. I was talking to an ambulance driver and he told me some amazingly stupid things people have done.	mikebartnz (21)
1140380	2010-09-30 04:07:00	Try the quiz maybe. www.aa.co.nz	Snorkbox (15764)
1140381	2010-09-30 04:39:00	I'm a bit late here, I've been up the Abel Tasman for a few days. And am now having a few well deserved beers. :D See this (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz)thread. :) I think it's great news.	wratterus (105)
1140382	2010-09-30 05:11:00	I had an exemption under the law which I said nothing about to the officer that stopped me. I wonder if there is a charge of wasting the court's time?	PaulD (232)
1140383	2010-09-30 05:27:00	I was talking to an ambulance driver and he told me some amazingly stupid things people have done. Some people have died with a smile on their face when they have something done to them while driving.	prefect (6291)
1140384	2010-09-30 08:24:00	I wonder if there is a charge of wasting the court's time? If the copper had done the job he was supposed to I would not have got a ticket in the first place. Secondly you did not read the post properly as I did say the charge was withdrawn so it was not heard in court anyway. I give the Police my full name, address and date of birth and that's ALL I am required to tell them.	Snorkbox (15764)
1140385	2010-09-30 09:35:00	Don't expect a complete change, on radio this morning a traffic engineer mentioned that some intersections could end up with a left turning lane with a Give Way where it made more sense to give right turning traffic a fair go :D How will they make it obvious that you have to give way to right at these intersections, that they are not normal give ways? This will hopefully mean people will only turn right at traffic lights. Otherwise there will be some huge queues as people wait forever to be able to turn.	Greven (91)
1140386	2010-09-30 09:44:00	If the copper had done the job he was supposed to I would not have got a ticket in the first place. Secondly you did not read the post properly as I did say the charge was withdrawn so it was not heard in court anyway. I give the Police my full name, address and date of birth and that's ALL I am required to tell them. I don't expect the gory detail but if you have an exemption why not advise the cop at the time? Then he has the option of accepting your explanation or requiring proof of said exemption within 7 days. Your case got as far as being dropped at the last moment. Had you made any previous excuse or were you planning to whip out the get out of jail card only when you were in the dock?	PaulD (232)
1140387	2010-09-30 09:50:00	How will they make it obvious that you have to give way to right at these intersections, that they are not normal give ways? This will hopefully mean people will only turn right at traffic lights. Otherwise there will be some huge queues as people wait forever to be able to turn. Wellington already has traffic lights by-passed by left turn filter lanes with a Give Way. Unless some lights have a right arrow there'll still be huge queues.	PaulD (232)
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