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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 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 798796 | 2009-08-06 08:38:00 | 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. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 798797 | 2009-08-06 09:04:00 | You're not allowed to enter an intersection until there is a suitable exit available - so *technically* you're not allowed to wait in the middle. Realistically, you need to make a judgment based on the specific intersection you're talking about. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 798798 | 2009-08-06 09:41:00 | www.ltsa.govt.nz HTH |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 798799 | 2009-08-06 10:02:00 | You're not allowed to enter an intersection until there is a suitable exit available - so *technically* you're not allowed to wait in the middle. Realistically, you need to make a judgment based on the specific intersection you're talking about. I think Nomad was talking about stopping in a position that both gives the right turning car right of way and blocks the through traffic behind from barging past ie not keeping to the left. If you are planning ahead you can often achieve the same thing by just slowing before the turn to give the right turning car time to turn. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 798800 | 2009-08-06 10:07:00 | I need to see a sketch. | Metla (12) | ||
| 798801 | 2009-08-06 10:25:00 | I think Nomad was talking about stopping in a position that both gives the right turning car right of way and blocks the through traffic behind from barging past ie not keeping to the left. If you are planning ahead you can often achieve the same thing by just slowing before the turn to give the right turning car time to turn. I think this is what you should be doing |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 798802 | 2009-08-06 11:36:00 | No, try THIS | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 798803 | 2009-08-06 14:47:00 | 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. If a vehicle is following Nomad and Nomad is turning left and a following vehicle runs into a right turning ( rear end collision ) passing Nomad in the process then it would not be Nomad at fault. Could Nomad please PM me before driving through Tokoroa and I will make a note to stay off the road that day. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 798804 | 2009-08-06 21:32:00 | If a vehicle is following Nomad and Nomad is turning left and a following vehicle runs into a right turning ( rear end collision ) passing Nomad in the process then it would not be Nomad at fault. Exactly that. Just a block from my place. I've seen a few motorcyclist flattened cos the car behind wanted to straight barges through. Me being the car who wants to make a left, I always debate with myself, I always indicate left and slow down but then again the car ahead of me tend to worry is that car behind me gonna run into them. So sometimes even if indicate left early and slow down they may be hesitant. Car behind me barges via and I am stuck there waiting, and then I think ah .. ok may I just on this occasion I just ok due to the circumstance. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 798805 | 2009-08-06 21:48:00 | I think we are the only country having this stupid rule. We used to have what was called the 'Right Hand Rule' which stated that you must give way to all traffic when turning right, and at intersections give way to all traffic coming from your right. Those of a certain age will remember this rule, and how it worked perfectly well, with no disagreement. We changed to the stupid rule we have now, because Australia was going to change, but they saw the error of their ways, and retained the old RH rule. We didn't, and now have governments pleading that changing back is in the 'too hard' basket. :thumbs: | Richard (739) | ||
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