.to straighten the corners. Is it just laziness or the vehicle's inability to handle the corners!
morrisman1,
Feb 16, 8:46pm
probably laziness in most cases.
howz_that,
Feb 16, 8:49pm
means I can go round corners faster
planespotterhvn,
Feb 16, 8:54pm
Mainly 4wdsbut often Commodores and Falcons. Especially bad is the cutting corners when turning right and driving over the wrong sides stop or give way thresh-hold lines on the road to the rightof the turning vehicle. i always think there will be a head on with the vehicle or bike approaching these give way or stop lines.
planespotterhvn,
Feb 16, 8:55pm
but you're not. You are in a line of traffic that is not cutting the corner yet travelling at the same speed!.!
un_known,
Feb 16, 10:12pm
yep corner cutters piss me off.last weekend i had 3 people in quick succession cut me off on roundabouts.im in the right lane going straight them in the left lane and instead of going around the roundabout they go straight drifting into my lane completely oblivious to the car next to them.im sure if they hit me their excuse would be "well i expected you to be cutting the corner too"
i always think im going to be collected when waiting to turn right at an intersection.Its laziness plan and simple,
midsta,
Feb 16, 10:36pm
I have laid a Police complaint about an officer cutting a corner in a 100kmh zone. Safer communities together
flybye_in_a_rx7,
Feb 17, 3:49am
yea i do it on the open road if you can see well ahead. less effort and smoother ride for passengers, dont generally have to slow down as much before corner.
sifty,
Feb 17, 5:36am
same. may sound bad but if there's no traffic and complete visibility, it just smooths out the ride.
This is different to those numpties doing it in the Kawarau/Manawatu gorge type of road though.
smac,
Feb 17, 5:53am
I don't think it's less effort. It means every corner you're having to think "is it ok this time!"."what about this one!". Just way easier to stick in my lane and not have to worry about it. The majority of times I see it it's on corners you can take at 100 anyway.so it's nothing to do with speed either. Not laziness.stupidity. I've personally had several near misses where if I hadn't been keeping well left, or watching for the idiots, I would have been collected head on by people cutting blind corners. I've lost a friend to the same behavior. Bastids.
berg,
Feb 17, 6:25am
Lazyness combined with poor driving habits. Watched a lady driving through the Paiheatua Track on Sunday and she was crossing the center line on almost every right bend. Problem is, she wasn't even doing the speed limit and driving that poorly
rob_man,
Feb 17, 6:34am
It's good practice to use as much of your own lane as possible for comfort, safety and economy. If you can see ahead I can't see a problem with crossing the line a bit.
male_timaru,
Feb 17, 6:43am
No problems with people doing it if it is safe to do so - ie you can see well enough ahead or if you have a section of hillside that allows you to scan any traffic coming from the right before you enter the corners (you will know how much time you have)
I only cut corners at night usually (ie when headlights etc are clearly visible) so as to not have any confusion or errors in judgement
We used to have a great wee country road back in UK where we did night flying (driving down this 1 country lane only) which means no lights on except for the wee parkers - VERY fun and VERY safe due to being at night and being able to see the car clearly and the road sides (big hedges up either side) - lights flick on at indication of any lights coming from ahead
The road (before i get jumped on saying how foolish) was about 2 miles of near straight road with a bend at either end of the straight and you had about 30 seconds of warning before any car was visible and you always had spotters with flash lights to signal (before mobile phones were popular of course) you to pop lights on etc
phillip.weston,
Feb 17, 8:47am
I generally clip the apex or even go over the lines on left hand bends only, but would never cross the center line unless I know it's a hardly used 'dead' road and I can see completely ahead of me for at least the next few corners. Your car may handle going around the corners 'normally' on 75-85km/h recommended speed bends - but it's the 55 and 65km/h corners I clip while still maintaining speed where you wouldn't be able to if you took the normal cornering line.
richardmayes,
Feb 17, 9:12am
"Cutting a corner" - i.e. using other lanes of the road besides your own one to smooth out a curve - is a manoeuvre similar to overtaking someone, insofar as:
(1) It's very difficult to do it without breaking the letter of the law one way or another.
(2) It is EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS if it is done at the wrong time by a driver who is not using enough care and attention. However,
(3) It CAN be done IN PERFECT SAFETY by a sensible, skilled driver, who has identified any hazards and made a good decision about whether to do this manoeuvre or not.
richardmayes,
Feb 17, 9:12am
"Cutting a corner" - i.e. using other lanes of the road besides your own one to smooth out a curve - is a manoeuvre similar to overtaking someone, insofar as:
(1) It's very difficult to do it without breaking the letter of the law one way or another.
(2) It is EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS if it is done in the wrong place at the wrong time by a driver who is not using enough care and attention. However,
(3) It CAN be done IN PERFECT SAFETY if it is done in the right place at the right time by a sensible, skilled driver, who has identified any hazards and made a good decision about whether to do this manoeuvre or not.
mrfxit,
Feb 17, 10:22am
Exactly. Do it all the time on the open roads when the times & road is right BUT never in town & never with other traffic.around close by. NEVER on a blind corner
rob_man,
Feb 17, 11:39am
It's just another one of those things that keep one alert while driving, constantly making decisions and assessing risks. It gets boring really quickly if that aspect of driving is removed I find. That's when you're more likely to make mistakes or start counting the geese in that paddock over there. crikey, was that a pheasant on that hillside!
flack88,
Feb 17, 11:44am
Midsta ,what are the chances of them acting on it!!had a highway patrol follow me through the hills,looking in my mirrors ,he would have crossed centreline at least three times,i pulled over at top of the hill and let him go,thought briefly bout *555 him !thenno, dont want to be pulled up everyday!
planespotterhvn,
Feb 17, 12:01pm
Wouldn't it be more sporting to maintain your lane yet use the weapons grade suspension and handling of your modern car to maintain the recommended speed but still stay in the lane. What about people that cruise through the chevrons on the hard shoulder on the left curves while I can follow them tramlining along the middle of the lane at the same speed behind them!
mrfxit,
Feb 17, 12:50pm
AArrrhhh pfffft. Stayingperfectly in your lane is for the whimps & those that trust the road makers to create GOOD working roads. Far to many compromises made in road designs to be able to trust them that far, even taniwha get them in a panic & build the roads to go around them.
elect70,
Feb 17, 1:08pm
I do it on open road but within myside of the road, infact advanced driving schools taught that , &braking before the turning into the corner& accelerating out .
rob_man,
Feb 17, 2:46pm
No, you're supposed to enter the corner at the worst possible angle of approach and jab your brake pedal right about when the guy behind you has his foot poised over the gas pedal to accelerate out of it on the other side. These are the turkeys that come in here and have an indignation attack about how inconsiderate the motorist behind them (their victim) was when they were driving badly (but legally) along SH2 over the weekend.
ninja_man,
Feb 17, 3:30pm
wrong. change down a gear, handbrake into the corner, give it full gas bouncing off the rev limiter making as much smoke as possible :D
planespotterhvn,
Feb 17, 8:15pm
Paul Radisich has alot to answer for!
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