What is the legal speed limit when travelling through an intersection or roundabout?

[Doughnut]

Hi all can anyone help with this i assume its 50km (but think may be less) just want to be sure. Finally going for my full licence test at the end of the month. Or any help or links to previous threads will be great!. I asked tester once completed my restricted if there was any issuse's with my riding and he only mentioned more head checks. Can anyone go through correct order for motorway lane change / merge re head checks, indication?. I know you guys can tire of these type of q's but I would really appreciate any help offered.
Cheers All.

[DrunkenMistake]

Hi all can anyone help with this i assume its 50km (but think may be less) just want to be sure. Finally going for my full licence test at the end of the month. Or any help or links to previous threads will be great!. I asked tester once completed my restricted if there was any issuse's with my riding and he only mentioned more head checks. Can anyone go through correct order for motorway lane change / merge re head checks, indication?. I know you guys can tire of these type of q's but I would really appreciate any help offered.
Cheers All.

In relation to your first question all I can say is -Face palm- Get off the road.

[placidfemme]

Best thing regarding Head checks, make an effort to move your whole head, so they can see you are looking. Look Often. When they ask you to point out the hazards around you remember EVERYTHING is a hazard. And when you get to the Stop sign, put BOTH feet on the ground otherwise it is not a complete stop. As for the speed... I would assume it is 50kph if you are in a 50kph zone, but use common sense

[BigAl]

160 kph....

[2Seat_Terror]

160 kph....

160MPH is more correct, I believe...

[MSTRS]

160MPH is more correct, I believe...

It is, if you can get your knee down. Otherwise it reverts to kph...

[Gremlin]

There is no speed limit for a roundabout, only the area's current speed limit, and that you can safely stop in the distance provided, should you be required to give way. Blast through showing no intention to give way if you're required, and you can presume the tester wouldn't be impressed (nor would any other road user).

As for lane change, look at the intended space, check it is clear, indicate your intention, do a further head check to make sure no-one has moved there in the interim and then move.

As PF says, make your head checks obvious. Testers can't see your eyes moving inside your helmet.

Honestly... this sort of stuff should be a habit you developed on your learners. If you can't do this stuff in your every day riding you shouldn't be on the road.

[Maha]

Best thing regarding Head checks

I had my head checked once...they found nothing! :2thumbsup

[slofox]

I had my head checked once...they found nothing! :2thumbsup

Empty huh? When they looked in mine it was full of concrete...

[superman]

I had my head checked once...they found nothing! :2thumbsup

STD tests are such a pain ain't they. :crazy:

[Maha]

STD tests are such a pain ain't they. :crazy:

...that was a totally different test...nothing that 1/2 a can of Black Flag couldn't fix...;)

[JustNick]

You should be fine mate. Your minimum speed limit is actually dictated by the cc rating of your bike divided by 10. So your minimum will be 750/10=75 kph.

[\m/]

And when you get to the Stop sign, put BOTH feet on the ground otherwise it is not a complete stop. What about hillstarts? Don't you need your right foot for the rear brake?

[DrunkenMistake]

What about hillstarts? Don't you need your right foot for the rear brake?


The both feet on the ground thing is a bit bullshit, if you cant touch the ground on both sides, your a bit fucked

[Zamiam]

What about hillstarts? Don't you need your right foot for the rear brake?

Hell no you simply roll back until the cage behind you stops you going any further

[haydes55]

Hell no you simply roll back until the cage behind you stops you going any further

I do hillstarts holding the front brake. seems to work fine:2thumbsup

[Usarka]

If you have upside down forks you are allowed to take the roundabout faster.

[Madness]

I asked tester once completed my restricted if there was any issuse's with my riding and he only mentioned more head checks.

Was this at AA Meadowlands by any chance? Sounds like the pommy git tester I had there a few years ago. Fuck I wanted to smash him.

Anyhoo, good luck with the test. Remember to relax as much as possible and just ride and I agree that you have to make your actions as noticeable as possible. You won't fail for too many head check's :niceone:

[Scuba_Steve]

Your bike must be traveling at no less than 50km/h but your rear wheel must be traveling 3x the speed of the bike at all times while in the roundabout :shifty:

[actungbaby]

I had my head checked once...they found nothing! :2thumbsup
i did one better they stuck wires on mine and shook there heads going tsk tsk hmm nasty..
I think picked up the bbc radio of my head

Am not mocking the first poster either

if you dont ask qwestions you dont learn and if you intrested to learn thats allways good thing

I always turn my head to side of the road am merging into or with..

its fun to blast around a roundabout if its narrow but slow down before and make sure u can stop in clear road u have
look to your right when both feet on the ground if your a learner even when not at stop signs which is must for all of us
and just good policy make sure u give yourself time to look both ways .

oh indicate going into rounabout and in the middle --to going out .. so in going through rounabout i slow with gears touch brakes get feel for them look right well before i get to where i have to stop if wasint clear even if it islook to right.
then look to left area where am going ride past , and then through the other side , making sure people know what way am going exit.

but most imprtant thing is to do things ur own way . and to be calm if your not comfortable okay to slow down go down to 3 gear whatever u need to do. when u really new just drive ride to how u feel , if whole load people following let them past dont speed up .. just bacuse u fele the pressure too. take your time your in control of your vechile stop have a break whatever need to do

Oh make me cuppa am thirsty cause am bossy prick should been woman ...

[PrincessBandit]

160MPH is more correct, I believe...

On one wheel.

[SMOKEU]

STD tests are such a pain ain't they. :crazy:


...that was a totally different test...nothing that 1/2 a can of Black Flag couldn't fix...;)

Spray, and walk away!


What about hillstarts? Don't you need your right foot for the rear brake?

Yes, you will need your right foot on the rear brake for a hill start. Practise doing hill starts before the test unless you're already confident at doing them. I was never told to do one when going for my 6F test about 4 months ago, but it's worth knowing how to do.

[munster]

If you have upside down forks you are allowed to take the roundabout faster.
That's good news for my M50 then :-)

[Jantar]

....oh indicate going into rounabout and in the middle --to going out .. so in going through rounabout i slow with gears touch brakes get feel for them look right well before i get to where i have to stop if wasint clear even if it islook to right....

DO NOT indicate before entering the roundabout if you are going straight through.

Rules for a roundabout:

Before entering the round about indicate L if you are taking the first exit to the left. Do not indicate if you are taking the second exit. Indicate right if you are taking the 3rd (or more) exit.

In the roundabout indicate left as soon as you pass the exit imediately before the one you are taking.

[MSTRS]

DO NOT indicate before entering the roundabout if you are going straight through.
...

In fact, do not indicate AT ALL. Lanes? A loose guide. If you can be fecked.
Like the guy (red line) I watched yesterday...

[nothingflash]

On one wheel.

Front one too...

[zmlam]

Hi all can anyone help with this i assume its 50km (but think may be less) just want to be sure. Finally going for my full licence test at the end of the month. Or any help or links to previous threads will be great!. I asked tester once completed my restricted if there was any issuse's with my riding and he only mentioned more head checks. Can anyone go through correct order for motorway lane change / merge re head checks, indication?. I know you guys can tire of these type of q's but I would really appreciate any help offered.
Cheers All.

Regarding the correct order of the motorway lane change / merge - check out the online road code (http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/motorcycle-road-code/about-riding/passing.html)

Also remember for speed limits ie 100kmh, only accelerate AFTER you pass the 100km/h sign. And when returning to a slower speed zone (ie 50km/hr), make sure you slow down to the limit by the time you past that speed post.

They didn't check the hazards in my full license test, but I believe they like you to be able to do headchecks before you go through intersections (even if its your right of way). So as long as you can check AND react to potential hazards while going through roundabout, that may influence your speed through them.

They did check for uturn - and this was in the highway. Remembered I couldn't find much material on procedures for being on the motorbike, so I had to look up the equivalent for cars from the above website.

All the best for your upcoming test!

[sleemanj]

In fact, do not indicate AT ALL.

254967

If going straight through, you are required to indicate when exiting.

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/know-your-way-around-roundabouts/docs/know-your-way-around-roundabouts.pdf

[MSTRS]

If going straight through, you are required to indicate when exiting.



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[rastuscat]

Poor OP. I think he/she as just looking for some advice, and got hammered.

Still numpty question really. The speed limit through a roundabout is the speed limit of the road in which the roundabout is set.

There are a lot of roundabouts where it's imprudent to actually do the speed limit. Don't do a speed that requires you to get your knee down. Easy.

Another word of advice is to take a box of donuts to the test. Offer to share them with the testing person.

(Doh!! Am I showing a bias toward donuts? :Police:)

[MSTRS]

Only cops can be bribed with donuts.
The AA officers prefer cash...