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Special rules for driving in New Zealand |
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 - Always drive on the left side of the road. The most dangerous moments are when you start driving, when you leave a car park or when you approach a roundabout, especially when there is little traffic and when you’re tired.
- Give way rules in New Zealand: If turning right, give way to vehicles on the right turning right. Give way to vehicles coming straight through from the right. When turning, give way to vehicles going straight, even though you might be coming from the right!
- If turning left, give way to vehicles turning right. This is a very important rule, because it means that when you turn onto a road on the left you will have to wait for oncoming cars who want to take the same turnoff! It’s a very courteous way to keep the traffic flowing.
- Be careful at intersections and always watch out if other cars also get a green light when you do. When you turn left at a green traffic light you may have to give way to any vehicle turning right into the same road!
- Never park on the right-hand side of the road except in a one-way-street.
- Don’t confuse drivers with wrong signals on roundabouts. If going straight: only signal left before you leave the roundabout. If going left: signal left. If going right: signal right and then left before you leave the roundabout.
- Speed limits are usually 50km/h in towns and 100km/h on open roads and motorways.
- You can’t turn left at red traffic lights as in some other countries.
- Don’t hurry truck drivers, heavy vehicles have a maximum speed limit of 90km/h.
- Seat belts and child restraints are compulsory.
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