The give way rule 'if the other car is going to hit your driver's door' is going to be reversed, taking effect from 2012.
"Our current give way rules for turning vehicles are confusing and out of step with the rest of the world," says Transport Minister Steven Joyce.

"Research shows changing the rules could reduce relevant intersection crashes by seven per cent."
Western Bay Driving instructor Chris Welch says the changes will bring New Zealand in line with the UK and Australia.
"I think it's a smart thing, I really do," says Chris.
"There's so any people coming in to New Zealand."
A former UK driving instructor, Chris was teaching the 'new' rules for 10 years.
"Then I came back here and it's all up the duff. It took a few months to get used to."

New Zealand's give way rule was introduced in 1977 and holds that a vehicle turning right takes precedence over a vehicle turning left.
New Zealand is the only country in the world with this priority rule. The Automobile Association says the rules are a factor in 2560 intersection crashes, and one or two deaths each year. Some 17 per cent of crashes are at intersections.
Under the current law, left-turning traffic has to give way to right-turning traffic coming towards it.
Under the new law, this will be reversed so the left turning vehicle has right of way.
Changes are also planned for T-intersection rules, when there are conflicting right turns. The proposed changes will reverse the give way rule, instead of 'when turning right give way to traffic on the right', left turning traffic will have right of way.
At T-intersections, where two cars are turning right, the car turning off the main road will have right of way - reversing the status quo.
Steven Joyce also announced changes to motorcycle and moped laws including a power to weight restriction for novice riders.
There will also be tougher motorcycle licence tests which are also more motorcycle specific. The government will remove the option for motorcyclists to complete an approved driving course, to reduce the amount of time they spend on a restricted motorcycle licence. Motorcycle specific training will be introduced as an alternative to the standard resting regime. All novice motorcyclists, regardless of age, will be subject to the same minimum time requirements. Currently, over 25 year olds have a shorter time requirement on the restricted licence. All moped riders are to complete a moped handling skills test along with a motorcycle learner theory test.