New Give Way rule at green arrow?

[Berries]

So how am I supposed to know if they have a green arrow or not?

HAve the relevant traffic authority employ a competent engineer.

If one leg has a green arrow then there will no conflicting traffic whatsoever* It doesn't matter whether you know they have a green arrow or not because when they do you will be either faced with a red light or a give way sign. Give way signs mean give way and that hasn't changed in the past week.


*If there is conflicting traffic when a green arrow is being shown then there is a serious problem with the signals.

[Jantar]

ok here is a an equivalent one.....the traffic turning right from Hutt road can only do so with green arrow,trafic turning left have a "free turn".Who gibves way....

There is no conflict here. The traffic turning left are now faced with an intersection where they have to give way to traffic on their right. It doesn't matter where that traffic has come from it is on their right on a straight piece of road and they must give way to it.

The simple rule is "Give way to your right. Give way when turning right."

[jasonu]

I enountered this today.

Bike and car both turning off main road into a side street. Car turning right with a green arrow traffic light. Bike turning left at a give-way sign (left turn not controlled by the traffic lights).

Who has right of way? The person turning left into the side street? Or the car turning right with the green arrow?

If the latter, I could not see whether they had an arrow, or whether they were turning on a normal green light. Anyone?

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=r+s+...l+trading&z=19

You (on a bike) should give way because right or wrong if there is an overlap you (on a bike) will loose the most skin.

[jasonu]

Okay, I've got one.. What happens when there's no green arrow, but road is clear ahead, so clear to turn right, into a street with two lanes, with cars also turning left into the same street. Do the new give way rules apply when the road being turned into is double laned, so a lane for left turning traffic and a lane for right turning traffic?
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=symo...28.75,,0,21.56
That one there..

I think that is an example of people looking for 'loopholes' in the new rules when a bit of commonsense or defensive/courteous/self preservation driving is in order.
No offense to the maggot.

[sleemanj]

ok here is a an equivalent one.....the traffic turning right from Hutt road can only do so with green arrow,trafic turning left have a "free turn".Who gibves way....

here the google map link if you wanna look from street level
http://maps.google.com/maps/myplaces...=-780&t=h&z=18

I THINK the answer here is that the left turner gives way, because at the point where conflict occurs they are actually merging with a lane, not turning, the act of turning didn't cause a conflict.

[Marmoot]

So how am I supposed to know if they have a green arrow or not?

Xray vision

[craigdek]

Bwahahahahaha. First time I have ever seen give way signs. Where I come from green flashing arrow has right of way, opposing traffic lights should be red. As others stated I agree. Feeder lane with give way must give way.

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[bsasuper]

ok here is a an equivalent one.....the traffic turning right from Hutt road can only do so with green arrow,trafic turning left have a "free turn".Who gibves way....

here the google map link if you wanna look from street level
http://maps.google.com/maps/myplaces...=-780&t=h&z=18

The traffic island makes it a new road,even if its only big enough for two people to stand on, so giveway to cars from right