Give Way rule date changed

[superman]

Not in town (that I've noticed) and if you did pull over to the left it would now mean you have TWO lanes to cross when you wanted to make a left turn.

Most places I've seen the straight through traffic just loops around any traffic in the centre waiting to turn right HOWEVER I know of at least one situation whered if you have a slew of people queing up on a painted island, all waiting to turn right they will back up to where the flow will likely stop.

At present the left-turners have plenty of room to move to the left out of the traffic flow.

I know of plenty of places where left handers hold up large amounts of traffic when right turners are coming through. As soon as the new law comes through new intersections will be planned with this in mind, and old ones will be tweaked by councils if congestional issues occur, perhaps introducing medians, giving left turners a stop sign. Or dreaded new lights.

No matter what it will sort itself... people just like to whinge and complain when really the new law will improve traffic flow. No longer will I sit at right turns seeing a car approaching and waiting... waiting... waiting... oh look he's put on a left indicator NOW I can go. Instead you simply give way to all oncoming cars. How logical?

[scumdog]

I guess it's a case of 'watch this space' eh...

[GingerMidget]

Fewer of our overseas "guests" ... bringing in lots of "overseas $$$" will get it wrong ...

(They'll STILL drive on the WRONG side of the road though)

It's not just the overseas drivers on the wrong side of the road! Pillion with my uncle this afternoon, got scared silly by some twat in some pile of arse that came flying up Rintoul Street in the middle of the road. What. A. Twat.

personally, I'm staying the hell of the road from 25/3 til at least May. Hopefully by then people will have sorted their issues out. A little.

[MSTRS:Me]

personally, I'm staying the hell of the road from 25/3 til at least May. Hopefully by then people will have sorted their issues out. A little.

Love it! An optimist. How quaint...

[Bassmatt]

I'm looking forward to the change in some ways, most new laws stop us from thinking, all road users will have to wake up for a change, start thinking,
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So now they want us to think??
All the double yellow lines and fucken signs everywhere suggest otherwise. I thought they just wanted us to obey.

[Sliver]

Good to know cheers.

[jim g]

Anyway, l'm looking forward to it, l think. l enjoy riding/driving and l enjoy interaction on the road and working in with other road users. Regarding the congestion, we must be able to turn left at our own choice, even on red, that gets rid of the congestion and if anyone has a problem with that they shouldn't be driving/ riding. We need people thinking more on the roads not less.

[9rider]

Oh how I had to laugh when I read that April 1st will now not be the change over date for the give way rule. Steven Joyce was concerned that despite it being a memorable date people would think it was an April Fool's Day joke.

hahahahahahaha

'Tis now March 25th so it will be interesting to see the ensuing chaos!

Lesson for those on 2 wheels: stay vigilant! only you are interested in your best interests and survival on the road. Keep those eyes and ears open on the look out for all those fools who have no idea of road rules anyway (especially in relation to who is meant to give way to who) Plenty of road users out there who surely got their licences out of a weetbix packet.

I agree, it's every man for himself. Be safe.