U-turning on a bike?

[Gianz]

If you can see far enough both directions to safely do a u-turn without being in any vehicles path why would it be illegal.

"Sorry I'm late babe I drove past your driveway, I thought you were number 17 not 15, I'm just on desert road so I'll be about 20 minutes til I can turn around at Waiuru."

"Sorry I'm late babe I drove past your driveway, was doing a uturn, a dickhead with a motorbike hit me he's dead. How could I possibly see him he was going so fast. what's for dinner?"

[haydes55]

"Sorry I'm late babe I drove past your driveway, was doing a uturn, a dickhead with a motorbike hit me he's dead. How could I possibly see him he was going so fast. what's for dinner?"

The motorcyclist should have easily seen a car ahead doing a u-turn. If you can't avoid that you shouldn't be riding. Secondly the driver should see anything around them or they deserve to go to jail.

[Smifffy]

The motorcyclist should have easily seen a car ahead doing a u-turn. If you can't avoid that you shouldn't be riding. Secondly the driver should see anything around them or they deserve to go to jail.

Unless the car is a police car.

[haydes55]

Unless the car is a police car.

And you do a U-turn just over the brow of a hill where you can't see 20m that U-turn is illegal

[Gianz]

The motorcyclist should have easily seen a car ahead doing a u-turn. If you can't avoid that you shouldn't be riding. Secondly the driver should see anything around them or they deserve to go to jail.

you should come to Auckland. At least once i have almost been swept by a taxi driver that made a u turn in a double carriage without looking. From the left lane he turned hard right in front of me without indicating. Could I do something? No it's only luck if I'm here it was so close I didn't even have time to react. It crossed my path and I missed the rear of the car by cm. Now if it was a banned move he would've probably done it anyway, but he would have looked at least to see if were was a police car around. And honestly, 250 millions Europeans can't be so wrong.

[Mom]

[It's like putting your foot down in a big hole.
I know, because I have been there done that, so will a lot of readers that have done a few kms.

I don't need to be on a hill to drop my bike like that, just a small, almost invisible camber can leave me unable to get my foot down and OOOOOOOOVVER she goes

[russd7]

, 250 millions Europeans can't be so wrong.

and there in lies the difference, we only have 4.5 million to deal with and most of them are kids anyway

[kinger]

And honestly, 250 millions Europeans can't be so wrong.

Yes they can. It's the European Parliament, non elected self servers that are making the rules, often against the wishes of the electorate.
If you want to live your life along the lines of "In Europe they do this/that", then fuck off back and live under the alleged freedom enjoyed there.

[haydes55]

And honestly, 250 millions Europeans can't be so wrong.

How many millions of Europeans were in Hitlers army? They can't be wrong.

It's illegal to modify vehicles in Germany, that's wrong, if your bike has crap lights from factory you legally aren't allowed to add aftermarket lights.

I can guarantee that I will never put anyones life, property or body at risk when I do a U-turn. Why should it be illegal when the only people who risk causing damage are people who are obviously too retarded to operate any vehicle, whether they are U-turning or just driving in a straight line.

Should stairs be illegal as well. Every year people trip and fall down stairs and injure/kill themselves on stairs (darwin awards). So because some decrepit old lady dies on a set of stairs every staircase needs to be blocked off and replaced with a ramp.

[Tricia1000]

The U-turn on the test isn't about whether or not you can turn the bike around in the given amount of space. It is to find out whether you have are able to maintain basic control when the bike is going slowly, and if necessary (more often than not) have basic slow speed control...
If you need a pretest lesson, give me a shout. It's definitely worth every penny. Not just to get through the test, but to find out the stuff you don't know about.
And you don't know, what you don't know, until you don't know it.

Tricia1000
RoADA (Dip)
Consultant to NZTA
0800 4 LESSON

for the life of me,i cant see why u turns are still legal.sure as hell more dangerous than riding with a bent number plate like i was ticketed for yesterday

[Erelyes]

So because some decrepit old lady dies on a set of stairs every staircase needs to be blocked off and replaced with a ramp.

I like where this idea is headed.

[arcane12]

I like where this idea is headed.

Noted. *goes on the list for the new house*

[Gianz]

Yes they can. It's the European Parliament, non elected self servers that are making the rules, often against the wishes of the electorate.
If you want to live your life along the lines of "In Europe they do this/that", then fuck off back and live under the alleged freedom enjoyed there.

Cool. I had a few glasses and so i'm very happy to find some of this kiwi wisdom thrown at me.
Listen my love, I came here with the best intentions I work like a dog I pay a shitload of taxes to personally maintain at least a couple of kiwis like you on the dole.

Really pisses me off when some of your people dismisses good ideas/laws just because they don't come from here. The wheel has already been invented. As is hot water. The fuckin stupid kiwi left turn rule was just another example.
The european parliament is elected by the european citizens. retard. And it's got nothing to do with the road rules, retard.
And this "fuck off where you came from" thing is really boring.

[Gianz]

How many millions of Europeans were in Hitlers army? They can't be wrong.

It's illegal to modify vehicles in Germany, that's wrong, if your bike has crap lights from factory you legally aren't allowed to add aftermarket lights.

I can guarantee that I will never put anyones life, property or body at risk when I do a U-turn. Why should it be illegal when the only people who risk causing damage are people who are obviously too retarded to operate any vehicle, whether they are U-turning or just driving in a straight line.

Should stairs be illegal as well. Every year people trip and fall down stairs and injure/kill themselves on stairs (darwin awards). So because some decrepit old lady dies on a set of stairs every staircase needs to be blocked off and replaced with a ramp.

yeh flys love shit doesn't mean shit is good.


come on mate we had a civilized conversation before this don't put it to shit. You know it's a sign of wisdom to acknowledge one's mistakes.

[Berries]

well they're illegal in continental Europe.

And yet fucking a donkey isn't. Go figure.

Really pisses me off when some of your people dismisses good ideas/laws just because they don't come from here.

But I don't like donkeys.