Originally Posted by
Bozeman
Although there is some-to-much truth in all of the below, I really don’t find Kiwi drivers to be as bad as they are often advertised. In fact, I think people here are generally quite considerate drivers relative to many other places.
1. Whilst indicating out of a roundabout when making a turn should be considered optional, one must never indicate when going straight through the roundabout. Another option is to indicate right when exiting the roundabout. This keeps other drivers on their toes.
2. One must, of course, indicate turns – but this should never be done until after one has already slowed the car and begun the turn.
3. Even if the road is otherwise clear for as far as the eye can see and even if you are towing a boat with an underpowered car, one should feel completely free to pull out in front of the lone car coming toward you at 100 KPH.
4. You are absolutely required to increase your speed as much as necessary to prevent anyone from overtaking you on a passing lane. Of course, you must slow back down to 85 KPH as soon as the passing lane is behind you.
5. One should never hesitate to drive as close as possible to the car in front, regardless of speed and weather conditions. In this way, you will get to your destination sooner.
6. It is expected that you will always considerately allow in the car entering from the side street – even if that car has to Give Way and even if by allowing such entry you back up traffic across a busy intersection.
7. In a broader version of the above, one should pay no heed to anything not happening immediately in front of their car.
8. When driving at night, you are not required to dip your headlights until the oncoming car does so.