but seriously nick, desperate housewives?

Seriously? Life On Mars actually.

how the heck can someone think that is a rational response?

I was driving someone else's Audi, hence my reluctance to get out of the car and see who's equipment is biggest. This doesn't happen to me when I'm in my Mitsubishi,…

He then followed my left turn......

how the heck can someone think that is a rational response? or, be so lacking in any kind of self control to be unable to rise above what even at the worst, considering a miss-translation, could have been what seemed like a rude gee-up.…

Yanno, there isn't a gun to your head.

Tee Hee Hee. I was going to say exactly that when I asterisked the following:

Nothing drives me more crazy than having someone driving down the motorway at 95kmph in the 'fast lane' forcing me to overtake on the inside lane*

i.e. (Cue…

When walking around in USA I was shocked to find out they noticed pedestrians (never happened in Auckland). Asked a few people who said they were taught in school Driver Education, they got cheaper insurance by completing the course and the lessons stuck.

Another reason is a belief among some…

You forgot to add the "road rage" like feeling if said let in motorist fails to make the friendly wave gesture.

and the next level road rage when the three following cars take the opportunity to push their way in.....

What is it about pepole of a certain age thinking the market is the answer to everything.

And they do die – just because the can't find all the pieces doesn't mean they…

In a rush of blood to the head, I let a car in (they hesitated at first, suspecting my motives) and gave me a friendly wave. This released self-congratulatory endorphins which I enjoyed and since then I have always looked for opportunities to let motorists in when…

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What might be a fine scheme would be to introduce competitive driving tests, with the number of licenses in circulation capped at the present number. New licenses would only be…

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I oppose that rule as a waste of money. All the cash that goes into roads & you're only supposed to use the right hand lane on the odd occation. Traffic engineers need a kick in the wallet.

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The law we don't have on the books, which we should, is to require motorists to KEEP LEFT UNLESS PASSING.

Actually, we do have that road rule. It just is not particularly well enforced by neither peer pressure nor police punishment.

However I would say that the Keep Left simply…

I still find that hard to do from time to time. I blame my only speeding ticket on lending…

but FFS look at some of the time-servers on the National bench, starting with Hone here.

Well, DC, take it up with the fine electors of Northland who, last time out handed him a majority north of nine thousand. Stupid fragging peasants...

My American husband has a theory that New…

forcing me to overtake

Yanno, there isn't a gun to your head.

I'm a slow-laner myself, because I really hate tailgaters, but does it matter if you go at 95kms/h for a few minutes, in the grand scheme of things? What's with this bizarre need to pass everyone ahead of…

In Europe you must keep left and everyone does (if you don't you get tooted) and it really helps with traffic flow.
But here in NZ people drive as they please and only speed up when you try to overtake them.

Yes, its a bugbear of mine too but what…

As an Aucklander used to people changing lanes with no warning I didn't know that law was still on the books ($150 fine apparently).

Here's a thought: instead of nailing Carter for saying what we all might have wanted to say in that situation, let's hail the vigilance of that…

This is entirely unscientific, but back when I first started driving in Christchurch (late 80s) people stopped when the light turned amber, so you could do a right turn then. Now though – people keep on going straight through until the lights on the cross street turn green.

That's definitely…

they could also consider installing turning arrows at some of the many, many intersections in Christchurch where, during peak traffic, it is functionally impossible to turn right without running a red for at least some of the turn.

This is entirely unscientific, but back when I first started driving in…

The police don't bloody enforce the red light laws now, so what's the point of giving them harsher penalties to not dish out?

Actually, I've seen them (in Wellington Central, anyway) sit at problem intersections and pull person after person over on occasion; but really, it must be a bit…

People do use thier indicators in Auckland – it's just that everyone seems to think they mean "I have turned

HaHa so very true. sometimes

In the UK (notably much safer place to drive than NZ) you are taught specifically NOT to indicate unless there is a clear purpose in…

But the people waiting cant tell who's made a mistake and who's being a dick.... and while maybe its not being charitable, or having the best manners, to shut people out..... I find…

if you sail past lots of stopped traffic in an exit only lane, and then suddenly realise you need to be in the stopped lane..... you might have made a geunine mistake, in which-case, fair enough we all do that from time to time.... but a much more common…

You might not need to imagine in the not so distant future.

Yikes. Yes. I wonder if I could get my dogs to pull along some kind of charabanc?

imagine how long your trip would take you if you were in a horse and cart, and chillax.

You might not need to imagine in the not so disant future.

John Carter is an easy target. He only holds his seat because so many of the Labour voters in his area are on the Maori roll.

This is something I often wonder about – the implications to existing electorates should the maori seats be canned. Otaki (and Darren Hughes) would…

What is it with Kiwis and highway lanes?

My American husband has a theory that New Zealanders are, in general, so laid-back and easygoing in their daily lives that the pent-up aggression has to come out somewhere, and that place is on the roads. The amount of dickery when travelling…

you don't know how lucky you are........I dream of NZ's impolite drivers...

Nice headline, too, Graeme. It reminds me of…

Frankly, I think both Duff and Carter over-reacted...

Heh, I originally read that as "Frankly, I think both Duff and Carter are over-rated..." – which had me nodding in approval, and wanting to complement the author for his straight talking.

Slightly more seriously, I've noticed the media can be all…

were probably boorish, arrogant and all those other traits that seem to attend people who have spent a bit of self-important time in the public eye.

That accounts for Duff, Carter's spent most of his time as a dickhead in the public eye.