I do agree this should be changed. Every morning that I take the kids to school reminds me of that. On a 100km speed limit road, I have to turn left into a road to the school and there is usually a vehicle(s) opposite waiting to turn into that road. By law I should give way but I'm in a dilemma when you have a car speeding at 100km behind you with no desire to slow down.

A lot of roads could certainly do with improvements in respect to turning left and right. In Australia they have painted lanes on the road which continue to the left or right at junctions, so you should not need to leave that lane.

BTW, it ought to be reminded that those crime statistics mentioned were for travel insurance taken by visitors to New Zealand. Maybe tourists are an easy target for petty criminals, with so many isolated car parks where tourists leave their vehicles and possessions, however living here certainly does not feel as dangerous as they indicate.

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