Module 5: Complex intersections
Complex intersections
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What you will learn
Navigate multi-lane and signal-controlled intersections confidently.
- Lane choice
- Turning arrows
- Two-lane turns
Choose your lane early
LawUse lane arrows and overhead signs to choose your lane before the intersection. When two lanes turn together, stay in your lane through the turn.
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Key: green vehicle and solid arrow = you. Blue vehicle and dashed arrow = another road user. N = north.
Driving scenario
Right turn on a full green light
What's happening
Traffic lights. You and Car A both have a full green light (no arrows). You want to turn right. Car A is coming towards you, going straight.
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- Official sourceView official source: Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 (opens in a new tab)NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi – Land Transport Rules index
- Official sourceView official source: Road Code – The give way rules (opens in a new tab)NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi – About driving › Giving way
Knowledge check
A few quick questions – no timer, no pressure.
You realise you're in the wrong lane at a multi-lane intersection. What should you do?
Summary
- Choose lanes early.
- Stay in your lane through a turn.
- Wrong lane? Follow it and re-route.
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- Official sourceView official source: Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 (opens in a new tab)NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi – Land Transport Rules index
- Official sourceView official source: General Road Code (car drivers) (opens in a new tab)NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi