Yes, I'm so Happy! 2012

[Lesley Cox]

Maybe you'd better rethink this one Anthony. In the first place, it's not tomorrow it starts, but on March 25th. And rule one, until now has been when turning LEFT you give way to the car turning right. Now - or from the 25th - if we're turning right, we let the car up ahead turning left, go first. You're right about the T one, but the new one seems silly to me as the traffic will back up behind the waiting car and stuff up the flow. I won't be letting Roger out in my car for at least a month.

[Anthony Darby]

Quite right Lesley. I got myself in a knot about that first one putting "until now" instead of leaving it out. Here are pics from the AA. In the dark I won't have to puzzle out whether a car coming towards me is actually indicating to turn left as the indicators are so close to the headlamps as to be invisible.

[ashley]

Having driven Cape Reinga to Bluff and lots between, I was blissfully unaware that these weren't the rules already

[Hoy]

Anthony, you are driving at the wrong side of the road! When driving at the right side, it is make sense to give way to a car on you right side

[Anthony Darby]

Anthony, you are driving at the wrong side of the road! When driving at the right side, it is make sense to give way to a car on you right side

I blame Napoleon!

[Susan]

Have a look at this Anthony. http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/around-nz/new-rule-quiz.html

Susan

[Anthony Darby]

No problem. I've been driving this way for over 40 years, until I got to NZ. I then had to unlearn it. Now the New Zealanders will have to unlearn what they've been doing for years, although I've noticed that some ignored the old rule, which then became a bit of a lottery: should you stop or go? Also, a car would stop to let me turn right, but the car behind it would then overtake causing me to brake suddenly. I've seen several crashes that look as if this was the cause. I think the new rule will take a while to sink in and we will be living in interesting times!

[fredg]

If everyone buys a camel ( Australia have plenty spare) there would be no problems on the roads.

( Camels are the worlds next investment opportunity, when the oil is gone it's camel power  )

[Maggi Young]

If everyone buys a camel ( Australia have plenty spare) there would be no problems on the roads.

( Camels are the worlds next investment opportunity, when the oil is gone it's camel power  )

And I happen to have a couple of sets of very smart camel dressings from the middle east, (wonderful colourful tribal textiles).... so I can set up a wedding camel hire business... 

[maggiepie]

If everyone buys a camel ( Australia have plenty spare) there would be no problems on the roads.

( Camels are the worlds next investment opportunity, when the oil is gone it's camel power  )

And I happen to have a couple of sets of very smart camel dressings from the middle east, (wonderful colourful tribal textiles).... so I can set up a wedding camel hire business... 

Picture please, Maggi 

[David Nicholson]

Watch the rugby did you yesterday Ian Y?

[Maggi Young]

Not sure how I can manage that without a camel, Helen. They're in storage at the moment so not readily accessible. I'll ask the BD if he's game to fetch them out for me.



And yes, David, he watched all the rugby yesterday......  I got him calmed down enough to enjoy the triumph of the Welsh!

[maggiepie]

Not sure how I can manage that without a camel, Helen. They're in storage at the moment so not readily accessible. I'll ask the BD if he's game to fetch them out for me.

Storage, now there's a place I don't want to go.
Our basement is gradually filling up with stored things.

[Hoy]

If everyone buys a camel ( Australia have plenty spare) there would be no problems on the roads.

( Camels are the worlds next investment opportunity, when the oil is gone it's camel power  )

Do you know which country is among the more important exporters of the rare bactrian camels? - at least in Europe -

Norway! 



http://www.dyreparken.no/dyr/Pattedyr/Kamel/

[Anthony Darby]

What did Prince Charles say about camels? Something about being able to emit foul smells from both ends. I know they must have been designed by a committee! They are the most uncomfortable mode of transport ever invented?