That one is pretty shit, and the one in Panmure.Jay wrote:And I thought Royal Oak roundabout was bad.
Because people who learn to drive in NZ have no clue how a roundabout works..
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That one is pretty shit, and the one in Panmure.Jay wrote:And I thought Royal Oak roundabout was bad.
It's not my fault, everyone else should know where I'm going. If only my car had some way to indicate which way I was turning.Bg wrote: Because people who learn to drive in NZ have no clue how a roundabout works..
Audi driver?Lyle wrote:It's not my fault, everyone else should know where I'm going. If only my car had some way to indicate which way I was turning.Bg wrote: Because people who learn to drive in NZ have no clue how a roundabout works..
True, but NZ road rules re how to use your indicator when negotiating a roundabout don't help. Totally counter intuitive and not in line with Europe.Bg wrote:That one is pretty shit, and the one in Panmure.Jay wrote:And I thought Royal Oak roundabout was bad.
Because people who learn to drive in NZ have no clue how a roundabout works..
TrueJay wrote:True, but NZ road rules re how to use your indicator when negotiating a roundabout don't help. Totally counter intuitive and not in line with Europe.Bg wrote:That one is pretty shit, and the one in Panmure.Jay wrote:And I thought Royal Oak roundabout was bad.
Because people who learn to drive in NZ have no clue how a roundabout works..
What are the rules in Europe?Jay wrote:
True, but NZ road rules re how to use your indicator when negotiating a roundabout don't help. Totally counter intuitive and not in line with Europe.
Hmmm, I thought I better check the NZ road code again before answering that one. My gripe is that lots of people in NZ indicate right when they intend to go straight ahead and then indicate left when almost having left the roundabout. So on small roundabouts you are waiting for them to come around and then you'll find they go straight ahead anyway, so waited for nothing.Lyle wrote:What are the rules in Europe?Jay wrote:
True, but NZ road rules re how to use your indicator when negotiating a roundabout don't help. Totally counter intuitive and not in line with Europe.
A lot of people indicate right when going straight, but that's incorrect. Without digging out the Road User Rule for the exact wording, if you're going straight you only indicate when leaving the roundabout. If you're going more than halfway round the roundabout then you indicate right when entering, and left before leaving.Jay wrote: Hmmm, I thought I better check the NZ road code again before answering that one. My gripe is that lots of people in NZ indicate right when they intend to go straight ahead and then indicate left when almost having left the roundabout. So on small roundabouts you are waiting for them to come around and then you'll find they go straight ahead anyway, so waited for nothing.
Checked 3 NZ websites and they all say - "Do not indicate when entering the roundabout when going straight ahead; Indicate when leaving roundabout"
Either the websites are all wrong, or the people who do all the 'extra right' indicating have been taught wrongly... Any experts on here?
For the first 3 years I lived in NZ I swore and cursed at people every time I had to negotiate a four-way stop-sign intersection. Then I found out that the road rules are totally different than for N.America...Jay wrote:True, but NZ road rules re how to use your indicator when negotiating a roundabout don't help. Totally counter intuitive and not in line with Europe.Bg wrote:That one is pretty shit, and the one in Panmure.Jay wrote:And I thought Royal Oak roundabout was bad.
Because people who learn to drive in NZ have no clue how a roundabout works..
Correct, but my point being, who teaches them that wrongly? I had this argument with my daughter when she just got her license (5 years or so ago) and then with the guy who taught advanced safety driving skills last year. Have the roundabout indicator rules changed recently?Lyle wrote:A lot of people indicate right when going straight, but that's incorrect. Without digging out the Road User Rule for the exact wording, if you're going straight you only indicate when leaving the roundabout. If you're going more than halfway round the roundabout then you indicate right when entering, and left before leaving.Jay wrote: Hmmm, I thought I better check the NZ road code again before answering that one. My gripe is that lots of people in NZ indicate right when they intend to go straight ahead and then indicate left when almost having left the roundabout. So on small roundabouts you are waiting for them to come around and then you'll find they go straight ahead anyway, so waited for nothing.
Checked 3 NZ websites and they all say - "Do not indicate when entering the roundabout when going straight ahead; Indicate when leaving roundabout"
Either the websites are all wrong, or the people who do all the 'extra right' indicating have been taught wrongly... Any experts on here?
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