Right-turn requirements?

[homer]

yeah i know what your saying its all bad
when im in the cage and i see someone following to close i actually swerve around something "if its there to do so " on purpose and i make sure im really close before i swerve round the back of it

Its so funny to see them on the anchors
and you see the look on there face as they pull up
Fuck i crack up

well serves them right for tailgating

[swbarnett]

surely its the car drivers fault for stopping in the middle of the road Just wondering

Stopping in the middle of the road while waiting to turn right is perfectly legal. It is only suggested that moving to the left of the road and waiting for traffic that was behind you may be best.

In this situation the biker must take full responsibility as they were following too closely.


From the NZ Road Code web site:

Making a right turn on a road with a centre line

In this situation:

* slow down before you turn
* check your rear-view mirror and look over your right shoulder to check your blind spot
* signal for at least three seconds
* move close to the centre line
* turn when safe.

Making a right turn from the left-hand side of the road

If there are other vehicles moving fast or following too closely, or if the road is narrow, it may be best to wait on the left-hand side of the road to make the turn, rather than stopping in the middle of the road and holding up traffic.

[madandy]

There's no excuse for running up the arse of any vehicle on that stretch of road...
I dissagree with the law most bitterly regarding cars being allowed to sit in the middle of a state highway waiting to turn right!!!!

[Matt_TG]

What about the pictures in the paper. The bike that was involved doesn't look as munted as the rear of the car. Forks are straight, wheel still looks round. Do you think they took a pic of the wrong bike? Good old BOP Times ....

[ajturbo]

think of the buell.... think of the buell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oooooo........ spare parts!!

[bell]

Ask Kirk about the genius that did half and half infront of us on the way to CHCH, indicated right slowed down as though doing the staying in the centre then as we neared going around the left pulled hard over to the left whilst indicating right the whole time....... fuckin tourists......

Yep. Got to treat them with the suspicion they deserve.

So, the list incldes: campervans, hire cars, umm, Police vehicles, tradesman's vans, boy racer cars, and any others I've omitted to mention.

[bell]

yeah i know what your saying its all bad
when im in the cage and i see someone following to close i actually swerve around something "if its there to do so " on purpose and i make sure im really close before i swerve round the back of it

Its so funny to see them on the anchors
and you see the look on there face as they pull up
Fuck i crack up

well serves them right for tailgating

Must try that this week! It sounds like just the wake up that about half the fucking drivers in this country need.

[Badjelly]

Unfortunately, the car did nothing wrong. This is another of those rule changes that have snuck through without the public being fully informed. It used to be that a car turning right from a 100 kmh area pulled hard left, until the road was clear. Now the vehicle turning right has the option of stopping at the centerline and waiting.

The change was made ~ 20 years ago, as I recall. It was well publicised at the time. Have you read the Road Code in the last 20 years?

Well, OK, neither have I, but I don't think it's fair to say this change was "snuck through".

[spookytooth]

[QUOTE=Badjelly;1400307]The change was made ~ 20 years ago, as I recall. It was well publicised at the time. Have you read the Road Code in the last 20 years?

Ummm nope

[Badjelly]

I disagree with the law most bitterly regarding cars being allowed to sit in the middle of a state highway waiting to turn right!!!!

Yeah, it can be dangerous, but turning right from the left of the road has its dangers too. Making judgements about the distance & speed of approaching vehicles is difficult enough without having to do it while craning to look over your right-hand shoulder, or looking in a mirror. If it's done well, no problem, but the consequences of misjudgements can be horrendous.

Then you get the people who indicate right (for the right turn they intend to make eventually) while pulling left!

[pc220]

If the actions of alot of the bikes i have encounted lately while driving the cage are anything to go by, i would say the bike was in the wrong for sure. Does the 2 second rule not apply to bikes ?. Alot of the bikes that have followed me seem to be using the .2 second rule, they might as well just hop in the boot. Cage drivers do alot of dumb ass shit , but dont forget so do alot of bikes. Thats just my first ever 2c worth.

[Jantar]

The change was made ~ 20 years ago, as I recall. It was well publicised at the time.

It was 24 years ago, and it wasn't well publicised at the time. It came in at the same time as the give way when turning left rule, and that that one did receive heaps of publicity.

There were a number of rule changes that came in the same group and although there were all advertised, it was only the new give way rule that was exyensively publicised.

[Usarka]

If you are following something you can't see passed then.......hello?

[madandy]

If the actions of alot of the bikes i have encounted lately while driving the cage are anything to go by, i would say the bike was in the wrong for sure. Does the 2 second rule not apply to bikes ?. Alot of the bikes that have followed me seem to be using the .2 second rule, they might as well just hop in the boot. Cage drivers do alot of dumb ass shit , but dont forget so do alot of bikes. Thats just my first ever 2c worth.

I know what you mean...we own 3 cages(don't ask, lol) plus a work ute so unfortunately spend more time in a cage than on two wheels..we always move left to allow bikes past and the number of fools we see sitting right on the boot lid of us and other cars They fail to realise most cars stop quicker than most bikes by quite some margin...I wish they'd just slip on by or drop back for their own damn health...

[pc220]

And then the cages usually get their revenge by doing the same to the next bike they can catch up to. And thats usually me clawing my way up a slight rise into a mild breeze on the little scorpio