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caziques
Original Poster
977 posts
37 months
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Finally, the give way to the right rule is being consigned to the dustbin of history in a couple of months - at 5 in the morning. I'll be out there checking.
Anyone seen any advertising yet?
Better late than never.
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Tony Starks
254 posts
81 months
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I can't wait, just need to teach the locals 'mirror, signal, manouver'(sp) and we'll be set.
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Fulvisti
220 posts
39 months
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Would love to own a panel beating business, going to be a bumper year.
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mazdajason
739 posts
41 months
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Fulvisti said: Would love to own a panel beating business, going to be a bumper year. Oh dear god yes it will be for them! After living in the UK for 5 years but learning to drive in NZ - this is a definite move for the better!
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Zaphod
248 posts
118 months
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Fulvisti said: Would love to own a panel beating business, going to be a bumper year. Nice pun.... 
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Kiwi XTR2
2,690 posts
101 months
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Isn't 25 March, New Years Day in the Julian Calendar ???
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Fulvisti
220 posts
39 months
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 Was wondering if anyone would notice. Mostly front bumpers!
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caziques
Original Poster
977 posts
37 months
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Strangely enough when Sweden swapped from driving on the left to driving on the right, crashes decreased. Despite doomsayers I reckon intersection "coming togethers" will decrease - at least overseas drivers won't have problems.
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Omerta
1,980 posts
120 months
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Let's hope you're right. But have you ever been to Sweden? They're not like us lot...
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RCK974X
938 posts
18 months
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You go first.....
NO, YOU go first.....
No, YOU go first....
Let's face it, it was a pretty silly rule in the first place - I reckon it's better forgotten.
(being a Pom I sometimes can't remember which way round it should work anyway - not crashed into anyone yet....
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caziques
Original Poster
977 posts
37 months
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From the NZTA website
Public awareness campaign
It’s important that you stick to the current rules until 5am on Sunday 25 March 2012.
A public information campaign will be run in the month leading up to the date of the change on 25 March 2012, with national advertising starting 10 days before the change. This late February start date is necessary to avoid public confusion and minimise the risk of people starting to use the new rules too early.
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Fulvisti
220 posts
39 months
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squawk7700
189 posts
41 months
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Curious...currently when a left- and right-turning car are turning into a two-lane road neither has to give way and each takes the lane closest to them. In the new rule does this still hold, or does the left-turning car now have the right of way and able to claim either lane?
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SkylineObsession
233 posts
90 months
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Yeah, i think i'll keep driving the hack instead of our nice cars until such time people get their heads around the new rules. They may not get driven for years. 
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caziques
Original Poster
977 posts
37 months
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squawk7700 said: Curious...currently when a left- and right-turning car are turning into a two-lane road neither has to give way and each takes the lane closest to them. In the new rule does this still hold, or does the left-turning car now have the right of way and able to claim either lane? At present probably 80% of drivers turning left into a two lane road will give way, which really sums up the total disaster this experiment has been. Simple answer is this rule doesn't change, each person should still turn into the correct lane - hopefully less drivers will get it wrong.
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GravelBen
10,028 posts
99 months
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caziques said: At present probably 80% of drivers turning left into a two lane road will give way, which really sums up the total disaster this experiment has been.how few people actually know the rules.
Simple answer is this rule doesn't change, each person should still turn into the correct lane - hopefully less drivers will get it wrong.so it won't make any difference EFA 
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Fulvisti
220 posts
39 months
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Like another rule that didn't change but confused everyone once they assigned a fine to it, indicating on and off roundabouts, man this really seems to mess people up. Indicating right or left to go straight through etc.
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GravelBen
10,028 posts
99 months
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Saw this on facebook, made me laugh: 
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caziques
Original Poster
977 posts
37 months
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21 hours to go.
Anyone else going out driving at 5am to see what happens?
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Pints
14,698 posts
63 months
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Sounds like a bloody nightmare. 
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