Yeah, at least the left indicating idiots will eventually be right!
swfc1867,
Jan 31, 2:12pm
I drove in the UK for nearly 6 years, got used to the give way rule very quickly and loved it!
Think about it. if you're driving along and want to turn down a side road to your left and someone else wants to turn down the same road who is coming from the opposite direction, the first thing you do is try and determine whether the car behind you is going to try to overtake, thus meaning you can turn. But if they stop, so do you. The way the rule is now, you need to internalise a complicated situation in a nano-second. when the rule changes, you have right of way and don't need to worry about who's doing what, when and how. you just go!
socram,
Jan 31, 2:25pm
Exactly.
richard198,
Jan 31, 2:46pm
There was a Road Code "missive" issued by the LTSA about the need to indicate right when planning to go straight ahead at a roundabout and then indicate left just before you approach your exit. Totally unnecessary and confusing. So some people try it, but forget to do the right indicator first,but just do the left indicator on the way through!
gmphil,
Jan 31, 2:56pm
Man some of u should think before u post . U just confusing everybody
smac,
Jan 31, 3:03pm
I think you imagined that.
richard198,
Jan 31, 3:19pm
Why do some people do it though! I don't. But I see loads of drivers do exactly that!
gmphil,
Jan 31, 3:35pm
Simple so the fella to ur left knows u r not turning left and to give away to u as u r on his rite No wonder there r so many accidents .
morrisman1,
Jan 31, 3:42pm
But if everyone just indicated properly then you wouldnt have people like me hesitating and waiting to see what they do rather than trust their indicators and roundabouts would run so much smoother.
you see people going straight ahead indicate left before they enter the roundabout even, and a lot of people indicate right when they are going straight ahead. I think they need another marketing campaign, steal a couple of TV slots off those adds that say you will die for going 101km/h
tigra,
Jan 31, 3:48pm
So whats wrong with "internalising for a nano second' it becomes automatic after a while.you have to make those judgements every time you drive if you cant maybe you shouldnt be driving. Now you will have to "internalise " whether the other guy turning right is going to give way to you or not.
gmphil,
Jan 31, 4:12pm
Sorry my fault misread that post .agree with u, its law u must indicated 3 seconds before changing lanes or direction and unless u go over a roundabout u are going rite so need indicate just as when u leave u must indicate
swfc1867,
Jan 31, 4:16pm
"Now you will have to "internalise " whether the other guy turning right is going to give way to you or not."
Nope. not at all. the guy following me will have T-boned him!
socram,
Jan 31, 4:38pm
LOL.You see, that doesn't happen overseas!You have right of way when you turn left and if you want the turning driver to turn ahead of you, you simply flash your lights (which I know the police frown upon) which means you don't need to slow down any more than normal and the turning driver is normally awake enough to go for it. Even London taxi drivers are known to let you into the traffic or across it - just don't expect them to slow down. Expecting many driver around here to make nano second decisions isn't going to work and doesn't work.Never has and never will.
Can someone please explain why the NZ traffic lights are not classed as a "controlled intersection"!Or, why is it that I have to give way at traffic lights when I am turning left, when the opposing driver also has a green/red light filter, where I can't see whether or not it is on red or green!Or, how am I supposed to ascertain whether or not the driver coming from the side, turning right, on a dark wet night, has a stop line or no line!
pauldw,
Jan 31, 5:04pm
Only if you were able to pull over to the left far enough. There are plenty of narrow road where following car has no option but wait. IMHO most of the problem with the left turn /right turn issue was the behaviour of the following car trying to weave through.
tonyrockyhorror,
Jan 31, 10:57pm
It's not the left turning vehicle no longer having to give way to the right that bothers me. It's the uncontrolled T-intersection when you're turning right into the side road and there's someone turning right out of the side road. Just as with every T-intersection that has a GIVE WAY on the side road now (the sign becomes redundant with the change I might add), the person who has to cross two opposing directions of traffic will only get the opportunity to do so when there's a gap from both directions which is stupid. Previously, the vehicle turning right into the side street would provide a refuge to pull into (if they knew the rules anyway) so you could pullo ut from the side street and only had to wait for a gap in traffic approaching from your right.
woody89,
Jan 31, 11:34pm
its in the road code to indicate off the round a bout, that and its common courtesy.
tonyrockyhorror,
Feb 1, 12:22am
If he was talking about that you'd have a point. But he wasn't.
whqqsh,
Feb 1, 12:36am
the part I cat understand is why are we changing a law that will leave a car turning right into a sidestreet stuck in the middle of the road (blocking the way for cars behind it) giving way to one tucked up against the curb turning left
woody89,
Feb 1, 12:39am
Why don't you go be an ass somewhere else, I was only stating the law.
intrade,
Feb 1, 12:45am
the reason for the law change is . now hold on tight as it is the truth as to why we all have to have accidents soon. ( in wellington near the parliament called behive or what ever where them wasps are , there is a road where it is causing a problem with the right hand give rule. probably the only road in the whole country with that problem. but because of that road the law has changed so that 1 road wont have the problem)
socram,
Feb 1, 2:32am
Maybe the message hasn't really got through. People don't keep to the left when they should nor do they have to stop to give way when traffic is coming up behind them, but as they have no idea what the mirror is for nor can they accurately estimate the speed of other traffic, chaos and uncertainlty reigns supreme. The only reason cars are stuck in the middle of the road for any length of time is because most drivers won't let them across.It's called simple courtesy to other road users, an alien concept to many, unfortunately. If the give way to the right rule as it stands was so brilliant, how come no other country has adopted it!
smac,
Feb 1, 2:36am
Intrade, good to see you're still an idiot conspiracy theorist.
The reason it's changing is to bring us into line with the rest of the world. An increasing number of our drivers learn to drive overseas, plus increasing tourism.makes sense. 30% Aucklanders born overseas I heard this morning.
tonyrockyhorror,
Feb 1, 3:43am
Why don't you post doofus replies that are irrelevant to the post you quote somewhere else!
tonyrockyhorror,
Feb 1, 3:44am
Do you really think just because something is popular it's therefore the best!
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