Quote Originally Posted by car View Post


The suggestion that people outside New Zealand don't find themselves hanging out to dry in the middle of the road waiting to turn right just doesn't ring a bell. I have very clear memories of just the opposite, and not just in the UK, (although, elsewhere it's likely to have been "waiting to turn left.") And, back to the topic of the give-way rule, when I explained it to a couple of friends back in the UK they thought it was a brilliant idea, applicable to the roads they drive. If people could be trusted to actually bloody do it.
Interesting that they think it's a good idea. I always cringe when I hear people demand we get rid of it. Some of the roads on my old daily commute (South Auckland) , would have been totally strangled if the left turners didn't have to give way to the ones trying to turn right.

Like any rule, the ones who ignore it are a pain, but we should be wary of the cure being worse than the ailment. And the fact that 'no one else in the world has it' is a crap argument for getting rid of it. IMO. I mean, no one else has a great rugby team either - should we make ours play bad to match? Oh hang on, we did.,,,,