OK road rules experts.

[FROSTY:Me]

Two vehicles are side by side in seperate lanes. Straight road. The road merges down into one lane. Who Gives way to who.The situation I am specificly talking about is at a set of traffic lights.
Both vehicles stopped ,both in clearly defined lanes.
30-50m past the lights the lane markings just dissapear and the road gradually narrows to 1 lane. Both vehicles acelerate at the same pace
Does the guy in the left lane give way to the guy in the right lane or vicey vercy. Or is it a case of "might is right?'
for the sake of argument they are both driving kwasudaha DRSEBHY 1500's

[Racey Rider]

In Theory -
The one who will get hit in the drivers door gives way. (:spudwhat: I Think?)

In Practice -
If it's two cars,,

If it's two bikes,, The Kawasaki has right of way! :spudbooge

If it's two Kawasaki's,, Might is right

[avgas]

if there is one on the right lane, it has the intention of passing - however the left vehicle does not have to give way. But if u look at the merging strips, the left lane dissapears, not the right - meaning the person on the left is to give way to the person on the right.
hope this helps.
of coarse this all goes to hell at 140+kph

[pritch]

New Plymouth has a number of these so the drivers here should have it sussed. Yeah right!!!

I would think that the guy changing lanes has to give way but it is sort of a grey area and the cops generally won't want to know. If you asked you would probably get a blank stare and a mumbled comment about courtesy.

So all the sensible people are in the right lane and a hoon comes racing up the inside of thirty cars and wants to cut in at speed immediately before the bridge. How much courtesy exactly is he due, and would he understand the meaning of the word anyway?

[Holy Roller]

if there is one on the right lane, it has the intention of passing - however the left vehicle does not have to give way. But if u look at the merging strips, the left lane dissapears, not the right - meaning the person on the left is to give way to the person on the right.
hope this helps.
of coarse this all goes to hell at 140+kph

Always assumed that right had to give way as it forms a passing lane

[sAsLEX]

its meant to be the good old game of chicken, whoever yeilds first has to give way! pt

[John]

I thought that the right hadto give way to for a zip type merge..

If a kawaski is around it has right of way always

[bugjuice]

i reckon it depends on merit. If the vehicle which moved into the right lane had intentions of overtaking but a) doesn't have enuff grunt to see it thru, or b) the overtakee is a tosser and speeds up, then the person on the right should give it up. If the person on the right gets ahead, but hasn't completely overtaken, but is ahead, then the vehicle on the left should let it pass..
I think the laws go on merit here, but I think the law thinks courtesy should be more important.. Or it's just balls out..

[ajturbo]

This very thing happend to me today...
i was in the van.(nissan homey) a woman in left hand lane.. in a big car...
i was in front the whole time..(read. she was in my blind spot, but i knew she was there)
but i see it as
she can see me all the time... i cannot... therefor she either speeds up...or gives way.. hell all it takes is to lift foot of throtle for a split second .....


btw... i thought i had r/way ... so keep my place...lol

[FROSTY:Me]

HMM -ok well differing views.
The situation I am specificly talking about is at a set of traffic lights.
Both vehicles stopped ,both in clearly defined lanes.
30-50m past the lights the lane markings just dissapear and the road gradually narrows to 1 lane. Both vehicles acelerate at the same pace
Who gives way?

[Jackrat]

Give way to your right unless on a controlled intersection..
Come on, when did anybody here last read a bloody road code.

[Jeremy]

I'd say that the person in the right hand lane would automatically have right of way. Why?

Because your not allowed to overtake on the left. So as soon as the lanes dissapear the person on the left has to drop behind those on the right.

[DEATH_INC.]

If both lanes merge into one (not the left dissapearing into the right or vice-versa)then the guy in front goes first,but in the event of both vehicles being even,it IS just courtesy.....Same with a motorway onramp,the lane merges and the left line stops where the onramp joins the motorway,the vehicle coming down the onramp has as much right to the left motorway lane as the guy already on it.......

[Skyryder]

Two vehicles are side by side in seperate lanes. Straight road. The road merges down into one lane. Who Gives way to who.The situation I am specificly talking about is at a set of traffic lights.
Both vehicles stopped ,both in clearly defined lanes.
30-50m past the lights the lane markings just dissapear and the road gradually narrows to 1 lane. Both vehicles acelerate at the same pace
Does the guy in the left lane give way to the guy in the right lane or vicey vercy. Or is it a case of "might is right?'
for the sake of argument they are both driving kwasudaha DRSEBHY 1500's

Where there is a lane merging, the driver in the merging lane gives way. This is usually the inside lane. The driver in the right hand land is not deemed to be merging as their lane continues after the 'merg' lane has ended.

Skyryder

[T.I.E]

simple rule bck to basics give way to traffic on your right. there are two lanes not an overtaking lane, the give way to your right applies. if they are exactally the same in speed and postion still give way to your right applies. if your in a passing lane other rules apply. this is not one of them. person in the right has the right of way.