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| Thread ID: 102080 | 2009-08-06 08:38:00 | Do you give way or do yo not? | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 798806 | 2009-08-06 21:54:00 | There was some discussion in parliament a few months back to revert this stupid law, does anybody know of any progress yet? | fnphoto (2434) | ||
| 798807 | 2009-08-06 22:20:00 | There was some discussion in parliament a few months back to revert this stupid law, does anybody know of any progress yet? Looks like the people actively campaining for a change are the Auto Association. www.aa.co.nz |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 798808 | 2009-08-06 22:36:00 | I hope Nomad knows that in New Zealand we keep as far as possible to the left as practical . When turning left you give way to all traffic on the right and all oncoming traffic turning right . This at an uncontrolled intersection with no signs or traffic lights . . . . Been hitting the Tui? In practice, the observed behaviour is "Drive as close to the center line as possible . If 4wd, over the line is traditional . At intersections, wait until a shiny car appears and dart in front of it . They usually give way . If 4wd treat intersections like a paddock with no-one else in it . No point being bigger if it does not confer an advantage . It is okay to keep left if that enables you to transfer puddles to the pedestrians, or to show cyclists their position in the pecking order . Lurking on the left immediately before turning right (unsignalled) enables you to wake up unwary drivers in following vehicles . " Keeping other drivers alert is a positive safety contribution, also ensures continuity of work for panel shops . |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 798809 | 2009-08-07 00:41:00 | If I turn left and a car ahead wants to make their right, should I give way or should I stand in the middle and give way? Cos many times the car behind me who is going straight will just swerve across and barge through. Quite a confusing question. Can you explain it in english that we can understand. You mean at an intersection. By the car ahead do you mean going the same way as you or coming from the opposite direction. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 798810 | 2009-08-07 00:50:00 | Looks like the people actively campaining for a change are the Auto Association. www.aa.co.nz It's even more hilarious when, in the examples shown in Sweeps AA site, the intersection is an uncontrolled one, and the green car turning right has precedence over the blue car wishing also to turn right. We have a situation like this down our road, with the added hazard of the uncontrolled intersection being on a blind bend, so that the blue car cannot see the red car approaching. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 798811 | 2009-08-07 01:01:00 | This is my interpretation of what Nomad is asking (attached). In this case, I think the rule is that if the car behind you can get past, and is about to go around you immediately, then you shouldn't give way. If you are blocking the car behind you, then you should give way. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 798812 | 2009-08-07 01:12:00 | Going from that picture, hell yes give way, if the car behind you then carries on past you then proceed. But its not up to you to try and pen in the car behind, or assume what its going to do. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 798813 | 2009-08-07 01:14:00 | In some places like South Africa instead of roundabouts or traffic lights they have Stop signs on each entry to the intersection and the rule is that you go in order of arrival. How do you think that would work with the typical inconsiderate Kiwi driver? Here the right hand rule applies so if there's 4 cars stopped, everything seizes up until 1 is brave enough to go for it. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 798814 | 2009-08-07 03:09:00 | This is my interpretation of what Nomad is asking (attached). In this case, I think the rule is that if the car behind you can get past, and is about to go around you immediately, then you shouldn't give way. If you are blocking the car behind you, then you should give way. Exactly that. Hey is that that street corner down my street :D After work, after coming home and watching a bit of the Simpsons I have seen least a few occasions when a motorcyclist has been flattened on the road and people were afraid to move him until the ambulance came. One time involved a bus driver. I think I got a picture in camera. Lasted 2hr. You noticed that bus drivers sometime tailgate you ;) particularly a night perhaps with a empty bus. |
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