General road code: road rules, signs and give-way rules
What this domain tests
This section checks the core rules you apply on every ride: keeping left, obeying signs and signals, and giving way correctly. New Zealand drives on the left, so you turn left across the near lane and right across oncoming traffic. At an intersection with no signs, give way to vehicles coming from your right. If you are turning right, give way to oncoming vehicles going straight or turning left. A Give Way sign means give way to traffic on the intersecting road; a Stop sign means stop completely, then give way.
Signs, limits and lanes
Warning signs are usually yellow diamonds, regulatory signs are often red-bordered circles, and mandatory signs are blue circles. The default urban speed limit is 50 km/h and the open-road limit is 100 km/h unless signs say otherwise. School zones are 40 km/h when their signs are active. Indicate before you change lanes or turn, check mirrors and blind spots, and cancel your indicator afterwards.
Worked example
You approach an uncontrolled cross intersection intending to turn right. A car comes from the opposite direction going straight, and another car approaches from your right. You must wait for the oncoming car and the car from your right. Proceed only when both paths are clear and your indicator is on.
Traps that cost marks
Assuming the give-way-to-the-right rule only applies at signed intersections; it applies at uncontrolled ones too. Indicating after starting a turn. Treating a Stop sign like a Give Way sign. Missing that a right-turning rider must yield to oncoming traffic.