about driving in New Zealand

2026-03-25 06:31

Driving in New Zealand requires the following attention: ** 1. Basic Driving Rules ** 1. ** Driving Direction ** - New Zealand cars drove on the left. If you are not confident in your ability to adapt, you can stick a note in front of the driver's seat to remind yourself to drive on the left. 2. ** Speed Limit ** - Driving at an ultra-low speed in a speed-limited area (such as a speed limit of 100 miles per hour, driving at 70 to 80 miles per hour) could be reported to the police station by the driver behind the car, and the police would force them to stop for education, fine them, or even send them to a traffic school for "re-education". 3. ** Driving Mentality and Dealing with the Cars Behind ** - Drive according to the rules and maintain a good attitude. If the cars behind them were approaching, there was no need to worry as long as they drove at the specified speed. If you feel uncomfortable and see a parking area on the roadside, you can turn on the left turn signal in advance to stop the car and let the car behind overtake. ** 2. Road signs and right-of-way ** 1. ** Common road signs ** - The 'GIGUEWAY' sign indicated that one had to slow down and prepare to stop to give way, while the 'STOP' sign indicated that one had to stop to give way. - At the "one-way bridge" sign, even if there was a right of way, it was necessary to see if there were any vehicles on the opposite bridge. When they passed the bridge and saw the driver waiting for a car on the other side, they raised their hands to express their gratitude. - In front of the "Keep Left Unless Passing" sign, if a large truck moved to the left to allow overtaking, turn on the turn signal three seconds before and after overtaking. After overtaking, turn on the double flash to express gratitude to the driver of the truck. 2. ** Rule of giving way ** - The red light gave way to the green light and the zebra crossing. He had to stop at a red light and wait for the green light to turn left. Pedestrians and riders must stop and give way when they are about to cross the zebra crossing (whether at an intersection or not). - Wired to wireless, yellow to white. At the intersection without traffic lights, the white solid line ("Give Way") indicated that you need to slow down and give way; the yellow solid line ("Stop") indicated that you must stop to observe and confirm that there are no cars or do not affect the passing of other vehicles before you can pass. One party is behind the white line ("Give Way"), the other party is behind the yellow line ("Stop"), and the party on the yellow line has to give way to the white line. - Turn to give way to straight, big turn to give way to small turn. At intersections where there were no traffic lights or solid lines, vehicles that turned corners had to give way to vehicles that went straight, and vehicles that made big turns had to give way to vehicles that made small turns. If a pedestrian was about to cross the road, they had to stop and wait for the pedestrian to pass. - When encountering a person riding on the side, you can approach or even overtake the middle line when there is no car coming from the opposite direction. When there is a car coming from the opposite direction, you can keep a certain distance behind the rider until the other party has a place to stop or overtake when there is no car on the opposite side. ** 3. Stopping Rules ** 1. ** Stop within the white line ** - The white line on the roadside was the parking area. There is free limited time parking (if there is a sign on the left side, you can park for 60 minutes for free) and limited time paid parking (if there is a sign on the left side, you can park for up to 120 minutes. You need to place the receipt in a prominent position on the dashboard of the car). ** IV. Special driving situations ** 1. ** Zipper-type Double Line ** - The two slower streams of traffic merged into one, like the teeth of a zipper, one on the left and one on the right. 2. ** The meaning of flashing lights ** - When someone flashed their lights, it was mainly to express their gratitude. When they were about to change lanes or give way, someone flashing their lights meant that they had to go first. This kind of situation was more common in small towns. When encountering such a situation, don't forget to wave your hand to express your gratitude. In addition, New Zealand also had many routes suitable for self-driving trips. For example, the South Island started from Christchurch, passed through Greymouth, Fox Glacier, Wanaka, Te Anu, Milford Fjords, and finally Queentown. There were many beautiful scenery to enjoy along the way, such as Pancake Rock in Paparova National Park, Fox Glacier, Lake Wanaka, Lake Te Anu, Milford Fjords, etc. From Oakland to the south, the North Island could go to Hamilton Gardens, Waitomo Firefly Cave, Hobbit Village, Rotorua (with Hell's Gate, Polynesian Hot Springs, Lady Knox Geyser, Champagne Pool, etc.), and the Royal Farm of Eckerton. The novel "Winter in Hokkaido" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!