Tuesday, February 9, 2010

4 strange things about driving in New Zealand

1. They drive on the left
2. The steering wheel is on the right
3. The vehicle on the right - or turning right - has the right-of-way. This is the one that is the most confusing, actually. It means that even if you are just going around the corner (ie a North American right turn) you have to yield to the vehicle turning right across traffic (ie a North American left turn), who in turn has to wait until the traffic going straight has cleared. It also means that there are occasions in which the person turning right off the major street has to yield to a vehicle turning right off a minor road.
4. No left turns on red light

So far I have made Trent do all the driving, while I navigate, determine right-of-way, and keep him from turning into the wrong lane!

1 comment:

  1. Wait a minute, either Trent has multiple personalities or someone else posted that. To think that the internet could lie to me like that. My whole world has been turned upside down.

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