Crossing the centre line?

[Patrick]

The land transport link isn't the law. Even I wasn't aware until recently that there is no law in the UK about driving on the left (and I lived there for forty years), so I was wondering if there is such a law in NZ, and is so how it's worded.

There is no difference between a speed camera and a line crossing camera, neither do anything positive for road safety.

It will be a traffic regulation, encompassed by the Land Transport Act.

[Ixion]

Road User Rule 2004 . Made under LOand Transport Act 1998

2.1 Keeping left

(1) A driver, when driving, must at all times drive as near as practicable to the left side of the roadway unless this rule otherwise provides.
..
(3) A driver may drive in the right lane in the direction of travel when driving on a multi-lane road if—
(a) the driver is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving the prescribed signal of that driver's intention to turn right; or
(b) the driver is passing; or
(c) the left lane is unavailable to the driver; or
(d) the driver is required by any provision of this rule to drive in the right lane; or
(e) a variable lane control downward-facing arrow sign indicates that the driver must drive in the right lane; or
(f) the driver is avoiding an obstruction; or
(g) the traffic in all other lanes is congested; or
(h) the traffic in every lane is congested.

2.3
Use of lanes
(1) A driver, when driving, must not use—

(b) on a two-way roadway marked in 2 or more lanes, a lane on the right side of the centre line unless the driver is passing another vehicle travelling in the same direction; or

(d) a lane to the driver's right of a no-passing line; or


(2) A driver, when driving on a road marked in lanes,—

(a) must drive as far as practicable entirely within a lane except when complying with subclause 2.1(2) or when changing lanes; and

Pretty much covers it. Offence is failure to keep left.

[90s]

The "keep left" education here leaves me cold. On a bike, if you enter a left hand corner on the left of your lane you cannot see squat. If Mr & Mrs Myopia are parked up to grab a bag of Puha, you have no reaction time & have to take drastic action. If you approach the corner close to the white line you can see much further ahead & lean away from oncoming traffic as you take the corner. Solid yellows? Well the rules are the rules. Plenty of places around here were I can overtake on double yellows with 100m of clear road before & after the manouevre. I just always think what is the next car to come into view, doe's it have lights on the roof?

There is a difference between keeping to the left lane when there are two available lanes - as much of the law pertains to. Less clear is on a single carriageway that the implication is that vehicles keep to the left of the carriageway.

Now for us that is not sensible, because keeping to the left near the kerb exposes us to danger - we are less obvious to sideroads, can see sideroads less well (as well as pedestrians etc), have less time to move away from kerbside obstructions, practically invite cars to squeeze us off the road by lane-sharing or crazy overtaking etc. In the right tyre-tracl position we are out of the oily centre-line, within car drivers mirror-view and in front of the driver of following cars so in the maximum visible position. We can also see car drivers in their wing and centre mirrors (which helps predict their crazy behaviour). The right wheel track is the optimum placement for us in normal conditions. (we can of course move to the right tyre-track on tight rights bends etc etc)

The other day on the Gt North Rd though I had a police motorcycle behind me. I rode right tyre track and he was hard left to the kerb. I did wonder if he was goign to pull me. He certainly was in an unsafe position on the road. In fact a car pulling out from the BP was quite close to him.

Any thoughts? Anyone been cautioned for this?

[MSTRS:Me]

Anyone been cautioned for this?

Not aware of it. In fact, any reputable (motorcycle) authority including ltsa will recommend using the right wheel track in general terms.

[Patrick]

...The other day on the Gt North Rd though I had a police motorcycle behind me. I rode right tyre track and he was hard left to the kerb. I did wonder if he was goign to pull me. He certainly was in an unsafe position on the road. In fact a car pulling out from the BP was quite close to him.

Any thoughts? Anyone been cautioned for this?

He was probably falling into formation with ya....

Right tyre track = easier to be seen by blind cagers.... who probably still won't see you....

[Sidewinder]

it helps to cross the centre line when passing a car ive found

[Patrick]

(1) A driver, when driving, must not use—

(b) on a two-way roadway marked in 2 or more lanes, a lane on the right side of the centre line unless the driver is passing another vehicle travelling in the same direction; or

it helps to cross the centre line when passing a car ive found

Ummm.....

[Sidewinder]

Ummm.....

yup sitting on the tank with both legs out while doing a wheelie, ya need that space

[peasea]

He was probably falling into formation with ya....

Right tyre track = easier to be seen by blind cagers.... who probably still won't see you....

Well; we'd hope that he won't see you and you'll crash and die a horrible death.



Eh?

Mate.

Luv U.

[Patrick]

Well; we'd hope that he won't see you and you'll crash and die a horrible death.



Eh?

Mate.

Luv U.

You know you want me....

Don't forget to put your helmet back on once you've licked all the windows on your special needs bus. Keep taking the pills.... They might be starting to work.....

Then you can work on your homosexual tendencies.