Lucky little red Bandit

[trumpy]

If memory serves, that was changed in the Traffic regs 1976 to allow drivers turning right to stop to the left of the centreline OR pull over to the left.

You are sir, quite correct. Both options are legally correct depending on circumstances.

[Ixion]

Explanatory note, from the Traffic Regulations 1976

(1)Regulations 4 to 8 replace the former provisions relating to keeping to the left, driving in lanes, changing direction, and overtaking, and take into account more fully the marking of lanes on roads, and define more particularly the circumstances under which different lanes may be used. Regulation 7 includes a provision requiring vehicles turning to the right to move to the centre of the road in all cases, but permits a driver, in the interests of safety, to move to he side of the road and stop before making a turn.

Thats been the rule for the last 30 years. I think Mr Grub must be even older than me. And as I suspected, the change was occasioned by the fact that by 1976 roads mostly had two lanes.

[Phurrball]

It wasn't this little red Bandit pilot on the receiving end of Mr Motu's well-honed observation skills...

I am well away from my ride at the moment...but it was worth it on the weekend to be surrounded by race bikes at Teretonga

[Grahameeboy]

Agreed, but the thread is about blaming the other guy for nearly killing himself while the rest of us nod sagely and tut tut about his stupidity.

So I am making a point. Yes, he was prolly going too fast and looking for an accident, but that needs to be tempered with the law that protects him from such a thing happening.

It's all a learning process and if we realise that both parties (whoever they may be) need to be aware ... then maybe we just saved someone else

Brett

Only 100 posts.............................

[Motu]

but that needs to be tempered with the law that protects him from such a thing happening.

The only law protecting him was that Murphy was temorarily distracted.It doesn't need double yellow lines to tell you not to pass on the inside of a corner you can't see around.He didn't do a thing right and had no laws in this land or the next to protect him.I was equaly in the wrong for abandoning my previously indicated intentions and actualy doing the complete opposite.But I knew what was happening in front of me,behind me,and to either side....I was on top of the situation presented to me,he didn't even realise he was in the shit.

[Grub]

Happy to stand corrected.

Saw someone killed by ploughing into a car stopped just around the corner turning right on a country road. We were the first on the scene.

It kind of made an impression.

[Lias]

Only 100 posts.............................

Another forum I visit has a generic response to anyone with such a low post count daring to have an opinion.

NPCF.

stands for Nice Post Count Faggot

[Morcs]

Where was this? Hope to god it wasnt me...

[Skunk]

Another forum I visit has a generic response to anyone with such a low post count daring to have an opinion.

NPCF.

stands for Nice Post Count Faggot

Nice - don't post until you have lots of posts...