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@Nicw
I am in Queenstown right now, got to say that despite the rain and sandflies the west coast was awesome.
I find that the drivers here are willing to give you as much space as possible, so long as it doesn't slow them down. If there is traffic on both sides of the road, then the drivers will not even brake as they pass you. If the other side of the road is empty, you'll have the whole lane to yourself.
Scared the shit out of me when an oil tanker gave me about 30cm at 100km/h, so I learned my lesson and I get out of the way if I hear something big.