Does anyone follow this rule?

[sil3nt]

Can't say i have seen anyone follow this rule in my few years on the road.

http://www.drivingtests.co.nz/roadco...ar-have-to-21/

In reality the blue car has always driven so far up the road that there is no room for the red car to turn.

Is there any logic in the blue car giving way?

I can understand it from a give way to your right rule but it never seems to work with driveways.

[rustyrobot]

Yeah that's a tricky one. I know that it exists but no one ever follows it. And, as you have said, the 'blue car' is usually right up in front of the exit anyway. I bet if you try it the person in the 'red car' will just sit there looking at you blankly.

I think this rule doesn't apply to driveways though, although I have no idea why that would be. I can't imagine the road code differentiates between commercial and residential carparks.

[sil3nt]

Yeah that's a tricky one. I know that it exists but no one ever follows it. And, as you have said, the 'blue car' is usually right up in front of the exit anyway. I bet if you try it the person in the 'red car' will just sit there looking at you blankly.

I think this rule doesn't apply to driveways though, although I have no idea why that would be. I can't imagine the road code differentiates between commercial and residential carparks.

I meant driveway as in the driveway to your supermarket carpark.

[Katman]

I meant driveway as in the driveway to your supermarket carpark.

Carpark driveways are considered public access ways and the exit and entrance to them are governed by normal road rules.

[MSTRS:Me]

The thing is that drivers do not recognise a driveway or supermarket entry/exit as part of the road system, which is why the blue car will not often give way as required by law. And I don't think it's policed (except after a prang, of course).
Isn't the right hand rule about to change back to what it was (in the late 70s?). Once it does, the blue will have right of way.

[kiwifruit]

Does anyone follow this rule?

Yes, I do. I've found about 10% of other road uses do too

[Camshaft]

only follow it for licence tests, as it is instant fail if you dont give way, even if the cunt is beeping and waving you through, you gta stay put till the driving man says its becoming more dangerous to giveway thn to not giveway.

[Laava]

So a church driveway would still be a public access car park? What about a feathery legs church or a pub? Is a rule best ignored by all to keep it safe IMO

[rustyrobot]

I meant driveway as in the driveway to your supermarket carpark.

Oh yep. I wasn't refering to your comment tho, just musing to myself about the difference between driveways and supermarket entrances.

How's your new bike going? You got a 4hundy right? Mikemike hooked me up with a sweet deal and I'm rocking an Aprilia now thanks to him.

[Katman]

only follow it for licence tests......

.......or when the other person isn't a retarded monkey and, in fact, knows the road rules and decides that they do actually have right of way.

[bogan]

Isn't the right hand rule about to change back to what it was (in the late 70s?). Once it does, the blue will have right of way.

Not sure if it went through and the applying of it was after the RWC, or that it was going to be decided on after the RWC. Good idea to change that one though, think they also want to change who give way if cars from opposite direction turn into same road/driveway etc.

To answer the OPs question, it takes both to follow the rule, and other don't often do it, so neither do I. I keep a look out for the ones that do though.

[MSTRS:Me]

What gets me about the supposed confusion over the right hand rule is...if your vehicle can be hit in the driver's door, or your breaking (sic) leg, YOU give way.
Simple.
No need for deciding whether this is a 'major' road or not.

[martybabe]

No I don't follow that rule, although I am aware of it, custom and practice dictates that it is ignored. Always on the alert though in case someone wants to exercise their right of way . I haven't seen anybody comply with that in the three years I've been in NZ.

[Scuba_Steve]

thats the ONLY part of the give-way rule that needed to change, it just needed to be made that the red car gave way & our give-way rule would pretty much be perfect . But insteed of fixing the small inconsistency they go & fuck the whole rule

[sil3nt]

Oh yep. I wasn't refering to your comment tho, just musing to myself about the difference between driveways and supermarket entrances.

How's your new bike going? You got a 4hundy right? Mikemike hooked me up with a sweet deal and I'm rocking an Aprilia now thanks to him.

Yep got a VFR 400 which seems to be going good! Asked this question as i thought it would be good to make sure i still remember the give way rules for my 6F next week. This is the only question i got wrong!

What sort of Aprilia?