The New Zealand Road Code is the official

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NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (commonly known as Waka Kotahi, and abbreviated as NZTA) is a New Zealand Crown entity tasked with promoting safe and functional transport by land, including the responsibility for driver and vehicle licensing, a ...

. It is a guide to safe driving practices and traffic law in New Zealand, and is also the basis for theory and practical driving tests. There are separate editions: * ''The Official Road Code'' (cars and light vehicles requiring a class 1 licence) * ''The Official Road Code for Heavy Vehicle Drivers'' (vehicles 3500kg and heavier, and licence classes 2–5) * ''The Official Road Code for Motorcycles'' (two-wheeled vehicles, and licence class 6) * ''The Official Code for Cyclists'' provides rules for cyclists on New Zealand's roads. The latest versions of the printed Road Code books are available online, but in both cases need to be read in conjunction with any updates – which are posted on NZTA's Road Code updates page. The Road Code contains a list of all questions that can be asked in the theory test for the learner licence. Answers are not included with the questions and must be either deduced from reading the Road Code, or researched using an external website such as Driving Tests. For tourist drivers, the Visiting Drivers Project has been created to improve road safety for tourists.

History

As Transport Minister in the new Labour Government

Bob Semple Robert Semple (21 October 1873 – 31 January 1955) was a union leader and later Minister of Public Works for the first Labour Government of New Zealand. He is also known for creating the Bob Semple tank. Early life He was born in Sofala, Ne ...

introduced the first Highway Code in 1936. It had no speed limit, but required motorists to be able to stop in half the distance they could see and not to overtake trams when they stopped. Introduction of the British Highway Code was being well publicised at the time.

References

External links

The official New Zealand road code online

New Zealand Road Code The New Zealand Road Code is the official road safety manual for New Zealand published by NZ Transport Agency. It is a guide to safe driving practices and traffic law in New Zealand, and is also the basis for theory and practical driving tests. Th ...

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