Yes in places..... the difference being that in the UK you pretty much always have another option, in NZ you don't
So really no difference than cycling in the Alps
Yes in places..... the difference being that in the UK you pretty much always have another option, in NZ you don't
Although fatalities aren't the only potential risk measure, that's broadly the same rate per person as the UK, and the rest of the NZ government's fact sheet on cycling risk is also pretty familiar stuff: a very remote risk of any kind of injury, with towns and cities being the most dangerous places, presumably mainly because that's where the riders are:Latest figures for fatalities
Isn't there something strange about turning off a highway onto a minor road at a T junction, too? I thought left-turners used to be meant to give way to right-turners (different to the UK where I think left-turners go first although it's not explicit in the Highway Code), but now I see https://wikitravel.org/en/Driving_in_New_Zealand#Give_way_to_the_right says right-turners should pull onto the shoulder and wait for a gap in all trafficJust don't assume a car won't turn in front of you.
Can you be more specific? It looks ambiguous there, as things like "If you are turning, give way to vehicles not turning" could be read either way.
Found it! http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/about-driving/turning/ "Making a right turn from the left-hand side of the road [...] wait on the left-hand side of the road to make the turn, rather than stopping in the middle of the road and holding up traffic"There's nothing in there about pulling on to the hard shoulder...