Round and round we go...

**MSTRS:Me** · 16th February 2005, 18:25

Originally Posted by alucard_draken

Hmm, I wonder who the guy with the american accent actually is.

Andy Knackersinasac - think he's Canadian. AND HE SHOULD FUKEN GO BACK THERE taking his peculiar ideas with him

**Wenier** · 16th February 2005, 18:26

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

Only, if you're planning on going straight through, you'd have to indicate right upon entering (if there was a left option in the roundabout) UNTIL you pass the first left, then indicate left to take the next exit. Hmm, I know what I mean, hope you do!

No you shouldnt indicate right at all if going straight thru and this say u r goin to turn right, but the fact is ur going straight. If going straight thru u should only indicate left after u have crossed the halfway mark of the roundabout, as to not confuse the people on ur left.

**StoneChucker** · 16th February 2005, 18:29

Originally Posted by Slim

What the guy with the american accent actually said was that vehicles travelling straight through the roundabout don't indicate on entry, but have to indicate on exit.

Even better

Originally Posted by Blakamin

try doing that whilst changing gear when your indicator is on the left...

Yes, but I was taught not to change gears whilst in a corner (a roundabout for example). Hey, I'm just asking, I realise that at times you have to. Even so, wouldn't it just require the slightly fast moving of the hand? Although, add in a tailgater, rain, cellphone in the other hand and mapbook on the seat (yes I've seen you drive Blakamin, you psycho) it would get annoying.

I watched a program on Nat. Geo. last night, about the Autobahn in Germany. It's a pretty high tech road. Some may not know, but you can only "goop the slop" for 2/3 of the road. The remaining 1/3 had a speed limit. The police have rather nice cars there, to be able to hold their own against speedsters (they said a FEW cars have the restrictors removed, so they can exceed the previously limited 250km/h). They also have BMW 1200's (which they glorified up the kazoo, it's a BMW for crap sake) that do 250km/h.

One guy (not a cop) has spent over 1 million euros on building his own "autobahn car". I think he called it the "LoTek". The tyres limit it to 380km/h, but has the power to push over 400km/h! Thats pretty quick

I'd love to take my bike over there and have a play. I do think though, that there would be many cars shooting past me pushing 300...

**dangerous** · 16th February 2005, 18:30

As said above there is nothing new with these laws..... but we in NZ are very slack at using the indercators at the best of times.

NOW, when I 1st moved to Brissie I was pulled by a copper while pushing a 44 ton Kenworth out of a roundabout with out indercating..... well I never have, when I came back to Chch I was in the habbit of indercating out of rounabouts but I was having great diffaculties doing this..... it got me thinking why.
well we dont here cos the rounabouts are so fuking small that it is not possible half the time, but as we know "the rounabout" is the answer for everything as far as the roading engineers are concerned.... hey they must know whats right and wrong.
Well thats how it is in Chch anyway.

ps: bet ya SFA changes as far as indercating goes

**Mongoose** · 16th February 2005, 18:42

Originally Posted by dangerous

hey they must know whats right and wrong.
Well thats how it is in Chch anyway.

Pheeeeew, fella, you big city kids get all the good toys!! Us country bumpkins had ONE round about and they took that out, so we are back to our ONE set of traffic lights
Maybe its summit to do with having driven in Pomgolia, but I have always indicated my intentions at round abouts.
btw, i think Nelson would be the capitol of round abouts for the SI

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**jrandom** · 16th February 2005, 18:43

Dunno how much this education stuff will help while the populace remains predominantly blind and half-stoned.

I got shunted from behind this morning while waiting to enter a roundabout. I was waiting because someone had just entered from my right without indicating. Of course, they turned left immediately without going past me... why bother indicating left, indeed?

So anyways, the young chap in the car behind me sees this other car's wheels start to rotate left and immediately warp-nines into the roundabout, running into the unfortunate difficulty that I'm still in front of him playing it safe. "But I thought you'd already gone!"

Result: one Corolla front bumper with a Pirelli Sport Demon-shaped wedge planted perfectly in the middle of it, one unmarked Zeal (ha ha) and one very upset kid who will have some explaining to do about the modifications to his boss's car.

I gave him a wee frown, commented that he would undoubtedly be paying a little more attention in roundabouts in the future, and rode off down Te Atatu Road, leaving him sitting forlornly in front of the Corolla, presumably doing his best to come up with an explanation for his boss that didn't make him sound like a COMPLETELY thick twat.

**Blakamin** · 16th February 2005, 18:44

Originally Posted by dangerous

NOW, when I 1st moved to Brissie I ....

ahhh... queensland.. the home of the friggin roundabout... they know how to build them there.... 3 lanes wide and you can go from first to fourth even when going straight coz the bastards are about 300 metres across!!!

Originally Posted by stoney

Yes, but I was taught not to change gears whilst in a corner (a roundabout for example). Hey, I'm just asking, I realise that at times you have to. Even so, wouldn't it just require the slightly fast moving of the hand?

might work in a little car but considering gears 1 and 2 in the transit are real quick, and you have between 2000 and 3000 rpm that makes any power (3200 tops, if you're lucky), you dont have time to take your hand off the gear shift... and I'm either changing down or up pretty much all the time thru a roundabout (or anywhere under 80k)

Originally Posted by stoney again

Although, add in a tailgater, rain, cellphone in the other hand and mapbook on the seat (yes I've seen you drive Blakamin, you psycho) it would get annoying.

How could you see the map book???
and I tell the person on the phone to wait when I have to change gear... my right ear is a bit deaf.....

**campbellluke** · 16th February 2005, 18:50

When you are going straight on a round about. I do not like to indicate left , when I am leaving it. Especially when I am in the right lane.

I think that it leads to confusion, with a potential driver on the left lane. Thinking that I am trying to move left.

Other than that, I am happy with these road rules being policed.

**Hitcher** · 16th February 2005, 19:09

Originally Posted by alucard_draken

Hmm, I wonder who the guy with the american accent actually is.

From what I've read from other posts, he is Satan's Spawn sent to wreak angst and havoc amongst kiwi bikers. AND his name can be rewritten as Satan knack dyed...

**Waylander** · 16th February 2005, 19:12

Originally Posted by Hitcher

From what I've read from other posts, he is Satan's Spawn sent to wreak angst and havoc amongst kiwi bikers. AND his name can be rewritten as Satan knack dyed...

Oh good, thought it was me for a second.....

**Hitcher** · 16th February 2005, 19:57

Originally Posted by alucard_draken

Oh good, thought it was me for a second...

No, you are Auckland darer.

**Waylander** · 16th February 2005, 20:00

Originally Posted by Hitcher

No, you are Auckland darer.

Um... ok what ever you say Hitcher.

**Mongoose** · 16th February 2005, 20:01

Originally Posted by dveus

Also according to the link above, motorcyclists are able to use bus lanes, im not sure if this has always been the case, but the officer that stopped me for it sure didn't think it was the done thing.

The Road Code is of no use legally though, I suspect because it only sheds light on the laws and is not the law in its self