On Jan 29, 9:00=A0am, "Jochen Kriegerowski" wrote:
> "MI" schrieb
>
> > One thing we all have to remember. This is an Englishman who drives on t=
he
> > left side of the road. He will not be familiar with any of the roads we
> > are talking about and in a tight situation could turn the wheel the wron=
g
> > way.
>
> I've been driving in the UK several times, and you get used to the "wrong"=
> side fairly quickly. And if at all, it's the towns that are a problem, not=
> the roads in the countryside.
> Biggest problem for me when driving on the left side: To shift gears with
> the "wrong" hand, but since all rental cars are automatic in Canada:
> Problem solved. He will probably sit on the right front seat occasionally
> when starting off in the morning, wondering who stole the steering wheel.
> Happened to me a few times in England
>
> Jochen from Germany
Actually, my worst times driving on the "wrong side" experiences are
in parking lots where there are no center stripes and you are only
concerned about parking and tend to forget the driving.
In my original post I recommended driving from Lillooet toward the
coast on Hwy 99 instead of the opposite direction because then the
dropoff is on the other side of the road when you proceed along the
long cliff face, and I'm sure a person wouldn't be comfortable driving
on the "wrong side" of the road in that situation next to the dropoff.
George |