Fast Lane Is The New Slow Lane

[Zedder]

From the Road User Rules section of NZTA:
Keeping left

What does the Road User Rule say about keeping left?
In general, you should keep left unless turning right, passing or the lane is blocked.

So what’s changed?
The emphasis is now on keeping left unless you have a good reason, eg you are turning right, passing another or the left lane is blocked. Previously, the regulations focused on not impeding other road users.

Given they’re restricted to 90 km/h, why haven’t we made trucks and heavy vehicles legally obliged to used the left-hand lane at all times?
The same rules apply to trucks and heavy vehicles as apply to any other vehicle – they should keep left unless turning right, passing or the lane is blocked.

That'll do.

[russd7]

Given they’re restricted to 90 km/h, why haven’t we made trucks and heavy vehicles legally obliged to used the left-hand lane at all times?
The same rules apply to trucks and heavy vehicles as apply to any other vehicle – they should keep left unless turning right, passing or the lane is blocked.
[/I]

this i agree with, i followed (read was stuck behind) two trucks coming in to christchurch, i thought to myself "its ok, we be on the motorway very soon" then what do ya know coming up to where the lane splits in two the second truck decided he didn't like followin the first truck and moved straight in to the right hand lane and took the whole fucken motorway to get past, i was stuck behind that stinking fucker right down to the airport before i could get past. he was a real wanker that fella, gives truckies in general a bad name

[Gremlin]

For example, I worked Auckland Motorways for a while with the MoT back in the day. A crusty old Senior Traffic Sergeant told me that each lane on a road is viewed as a road in its own right, so as long as you stay to the left of whichever lane you are in, you are not failing to keep left. It sounds like tripe to me, but could be the case.

This is mostly correct. When you contrast to the UK, they recognise multiple lanes as one "road" hence no passing on left etc. Here passing in a separate lane on the left is perfectly legal (each lane being correct).

Impeding traffic is probably a more likely path

[Moi]

this I agree with, I followed (read was stuck behind) two trucks coming in to Christchurch, I thought to myself "it's ok, we be on the motorway very soon" then what do ya know coming up to where the lane splits in two the second truck decided he didn't like following the first truck and moved straight in to the right hand lane and took the whole fucken motorway to get past, I was stuck behind that stinking fucker right down to the airport before I could get past. He was a real wanker that fella, gives truckies in general a bad name

But, but, but... he was "passing" the other truck...


eventually!


... was it a constipated portaloo truck?

[Dogboy900]

I see it all the time in Wellington: They come off the on ramp and make a kamikaze dash to the outside lane and then sit there at 90km/hr until they need to exit. Often there will be a line of cars in the outside lane and the left lane is clear.
They are all mental out there!

[Mike.Gayner]

If you were less of an ignorant cunt, you'd realise he gave up that quite a while ago.
We will try to use small words, if you promise to try and keep up.

If you saw my prior response you'd see I referred to him as a "FORMER" cop, so chill out. You a fucken cop too or something?

[R650R]

Given they’re restricted to 90 km/h, why haven’t we made trucks and heavy vehicles legally obliged to used the left-hand lane at all times?
The same rules apply to trucks and heavy vehicles as apply to any other vehicle – they should keep left unless turning right, passing or the lane is blocked.
[/I]

Not all trucks are physically speed limited. Trucks have just as much right to be in the fast lane exceeding their speed limit as much as any car or bike that wants to be in the fast lane exceeding the speed limit.
Cause the only reason ANYONE wants or needs to be in the 'fast' lane is to be driving faster than the other two lanes of traffic, the other two lanes full of people perfectly happy with their current speed for current conditions.

But hey the day you have all the traffic in lanes 1 and 2 consistently doing above 90km/h, not dancing on the brake pedal needlessly, not swerving in front of trucks at last moment to exit motorway etc..... then you wont see trucks in fast lane....

You have to experience it from the cab but certain sections its magnitudes safer for a truck to be in the fast lane. Try being in the left lane approaching say Takinini off ramp in busy traffic, your safe following distance constantly eroded by people from the fast lane pulling in front thehn the extra last minute lane changer comes across to exit and slams brakes in front of you.

[CJR]

If you saw my prior response you'd see I referred to him as a "FORMER" cop, so chill out. You a fucken cop too or something?

Sooo... When you give up your day-to-day we can refer to you as a 'former' wanker? - What're you going to do with all the spare time, knit?

[R650R]

In defence of the lack of enforcement of this rule.

In order for there to be a ticket written, there has to be a precedent code (basically an offence code) identifying the piece of law the officers allegation relates to.

As best I recall the failing to keep left prec codes are vague. For example, I worked Auckland Motorways for a while with the MoT back in the day. A crusty old Senior Traffic Sergeant told me that each lane on a road is viewed as a road in its own right, so as long as you stay to the left of whichever lane you are in, you are not failing to keep left. It sounds like tripe to me, but could be the case.

I know of a truck driver who ran into a parked car (abandoned/broken down?) on side of SH2 near Waihi. He duly reported it to cops who investigated... cant remember if he was tickted or warned but remember him being very upset at time that they said words to the effect that because it happened left of the fog line the truck had technically left the roadway so it was his fault. (which it kinda was really, and he was prolific txt n drive phone user)....

[R650R]

This lane use is nothing new... perhaps in chc context they are hoping to float on the barriers incase of liquefaction quake number 453336

[EJK]

Both lanes are fast lanes.

[skippa1]

Ironic to have a former cop having a moan about this. I've never EVER seen a cop deal to this or enforce the "use left lane unless passing" rule.

Hardly a surprise a cop...or ex cop being a hypocrite

[jasonu]

Ironic to have a former cop having a moan about this. I've never EVER seen a cop deal to this or enforce the "use left lane unless passing" rule.

If you sit on the couch all day wanking over video games and stealing stuff on the internet you will miss out on a lot of happenings in the outside world.

[Akzle]

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You have to experience it from the cab but certain sections its magnitudes safer for a truck to be in the fast lane. Try being in the left lane approaching say Takinini off ramp in busy traffic, your safe following distance constantly eroded by people from the fast lane pulling in front thehn the extra last minute lane changer comes across to exit and slams brakes in front of you.

just cos they slow down doesn't mean you have to

[scumdog]

just cos they slow down doesn't mean you have to

Not a bad effort.




For a 12 year old....