Always Indicate Your Intentions….. but let’s get it right!
Failure to give way at intersections is the third largest cause of death and injury crashes on New Zealand roads.
Most intersection crashes involve two vehicles and take place at urban intersections; ‘failure to give way’ crashes
usually happen on 50 km/h roads – this speed is fast enough to seriously injure or even kill.
Human error is responsible for the vast majority of these crashes, yet so many people seem to relax when approaching and
moving through Intersections.
At an intersection controlled by a Stop sign you must:
• come to a complete stop, not just slow down
• stop where you can see vehicles coming from all directions
• stay stopped and give way to all other vehicles (including bicycles, motorcycles etc)
• use the give way rules if you and another vehicle are coming towards each other & you are both at Stop signs
Not go until it is safe for you and all other traffic
What are the give way rules?
• If you are going straight ahead at an intersection, give way to all vehicles coming straight through from your right.
• If you are turning at an intersection, give way to all vehicles not turning.
• If you are turning left at an intersection, give way to vehicles coming towards you that are turning right.
• If you are turning right at an intersection, give way to vehicles on your right that are turning right.
• If you are leaving the path of a marked centre line, you are turning. You must give way to vehicles that are following
the centre line.
RoadSafe HB will be focusing on Intersections with a new campaign which kicks off this week targeting intersection black
spots in Napier, Hastings, Wairoa and CHB during October. Photos may be taken, but RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay would like to
emphasise that this is an education campaign and not an enforcement campaign - Infringement notices will not be issued.
Information will be sent to motorists - including a flyer with diagrams.
ENDS