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Driving on the unaccustomed side of the road
Alan wrote:
[deleted] In re-reading this thread, I realised no-one had mentioned the main problem I found, and which also occurred to an American friend who visited me here. It's OK to say "keep the white line on the driver's side" but I consistently allowed insufficient room between the passenger side and the kerb. Your brain is used to seeing a certain distance between you and that white line, whether on the left or right; you have become trained to position your body in a certain location relative to those lines. Also, you automatically stay a little further away from oncoming traffic in that unfamiliar position. At least, that's what happened in my case. So the result was, after wiping out the passenger mirror a few times (thank goodness they spring back now) I learned to consciously remind myself to move closer to that white line on the left in the US and Europe. For a week or two there I'd hear a strangled "too close" from my wife and look across to see electric poles flashing a few inches past her window. Like I said, I hardly hit anything :-) "White line"? *What* "white line"? "The one between the lanes."? What "lanes"? "One lane for each direction."? What on earth for? "For the other cars."? *What* "other cars"? Frank "One car a day or less." Slootweg [Yep, I know you were talking about Europe. :-)] --multiplaza.nl.nu-- |
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Driving on the unaccustomed side of the road
Alan wrote:
[deleted] In re-reading this thread, I realised no-one had mentioned the main problem I found, and which also occurred to an American friend who visited me here. It's OK to say "keep the white line on the driver's side" but I consistently allowed insufficient room between the passenger side and the kerb. Your brain is used to seeing a certain distance between you and that white line, whether on the left or right; you have become trained to position your body in a certain location relative to those lines. Also, you automatically stay a little further away from oncoming traffic in that unfamiliar position. At least, that's what happened in my case. So the result was, after wiping out the passenger mirror a few times (thank goodness they spring back now) I learned to consciously remind myself to move closer to that white line on the left in the US and Europe. For a week or two there I'd hear a strangled "too close" from my wife and look across to see electric poles flashing a few inches past her window. Like I said, I hardly hit anything :-) "White line"? *What* "white line"? "The one between the lanes."? What "lanes"? "One lane for each direction."? What on earth for? "For the other cars."? *What* "other cars"? Frank "One car a day or less." Slootweg [Yep, I know you were talking about Europe. :-)] --multiplaza.nl.nu-- |
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Driving on the unaccustomed side of the road
"Raffi Balmanoukian"
a wrote in message news:BC7282E3.21BE7%walkabout@TAKEOUTTHETRASHTOREP LY.ns.sympatico.ca... in article , Keith Willshaw at wrote on 3/8/04 7:45 PM: A trusty Rover....now there's a concept! Actually modern Rover's are pretty decent, of course they use Honda engines built under license. Keith Last two vehicles: 1. '98 Disco, bought at 3 years old, 48,000 km. Owned it for 4 months. Cheap at the price to dump it. LandRover are not part of the Rover group, they were bought by Ford some years ago. Keith --multiplaza.nl.nu-- |
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Driving on the unaccustomed side of the road
"Raffi Balmanoukian"
a wrote in message news:BC7282E3.21BE7%walkabout@TAKEOUTTHETRASHTOREP LY.ns.sympatico.ca... in article , Keith Willshaw at wrote on 3/8/04 7:45 PM: A trusty Rover....now there's a concept! Actually modern Rover's are pretty decent, of course they use Honda engines built under license. Keith Last two vehicles: 1. '98 Disco, bought at 3 years old, 48,000 km. Owned it for 4 months. Cheap at the price to dump it. LandRover are not part of the Rover group, they were bought by Ford some years ago. Keith --multiplaza.nl.nu-- |
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Driving on the unaccustomed side of the road
"Raffi Balmanoukian"
a wrote in message news:BC7282E3.21BE7%walkabout@TAKEOUTTHETRASHTOREP LY.ns.sympatico.ca... in article , Keith Willshaw at wrote on 3/8/04 7:45 PM: A trusty Rover....now there's a concept! Actually modern Rover's are pretty decent, of course they use Honda engines built under license. Keith Last two vehicles: 1. '98 Disco, bought at 3 years old, 48,000 km. Owned it for 4 months. Cheap at the price to dump it. LandRover are not part of the Rover group, they were bought by Ford some years ago. Keith --multiplaza.nl.nu-- |
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On 09 Mar 2004 12:44:53 GMT, Frank Slootweg
wrote: Alan wrote: [deleted] In re-reading this thread, I realised no-one had mentioned the main problem I found, and which also occurred to an American friend who visited me here. It's OK to say "keep the white line on the driver's side" but I consistently allowed insufficient room between the passenger side and the kerb. Your brain is used to seeing a certain distance between you and that white line, whether on the left or right; you have become trained to position your body in a certain location relative to those lines. Also, you automatically stay a little further away from oncoming traffic in that unfamiliar position. At least, that's what happened in my case. So the result was, after wiping out the passenger mirror a few times (thank goodness they spring back now) I learned to consciously remind myself to move closer to that white line on the left in the US and Europe. For a week or two there I'd hear a strangled "too close" from my wife and look across to see electric poles flashing a few inches past her window. Like I said, I hardly hit anything :-) "White line"? *What* "white line"? "The one between the lanes."? What "lanes"? "One lane for each direction."? What on earth for? "For the other cars."? *What* "other cars"? Frank "One car a day or less." Slootweg [Yep, I know you were talking about Europe. :-)] I suppose I should have said "when there is a line". I suspect you were talking about Italy g Cheers Alan --multiplaza.nl.nu-- |
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Driving on the unaccustomed side of the road
On 09 Mar 2004 12:44:53 GMT, Frank Slootweg
wrote: Alan wrote: [deleted] In re-reading this thread, I realised no-one had mentioned the main problem I found, and which also occurred to an American friend who visited me here. It's OK to say "keep the white line on the driver's side" but I consistently allowed insufficient room between the passenger side and the kerb. Your brain is used to seeing a certain distance between you and that white line, whether on the left or right; you have become trained to position your body in a certain location relative to those lines. Also, you automatically stay a little further away from oncoming traffic in that unfamiliar position. At least, that's what happened in my case. So the result was, after wiping out the passenger mirror a few times (thank goodness they spring back now) I learned to consciously remind myself to move closer to that white line on the left in the US and Europe. For a week or two there I'd hear a strangled "too close" from my wife and look across to see electric poles flashing a few inches past her window. Like I said, I hardly hit anything :-) "White line"? *What* "white line"? "The one between the lanes."? What "lanes"? "One lane for each direction."? What on earth for? "For the other cars."? *What* "other cars"? Frank "One car a day or less." Slootweg [Yep, I know you were talking about Europe. :-)] I suppose I should have said "when there is a line". I suspect you were talking about Italy g Cheers Alan --multiplaza.nl.nu-- |
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On 09 Mar 2004 12:44:53 GMT, Frank Slootweg
wrote: Alan wrote: [deleted] In re-reading this thread, I realised no-one had mentioned the main problem I found, and which also occurred to an American friend who visited me here. It's OK to say "keep the white line on the driver's side" but I consistently allowed insufficient room between the passenger side and the kerb. Your brain is used to seeing a certain distance between you and that white line, whether on the left or right; you have become trained to position your body in a certain location relative to those lines. Also, you automatically stay a little further away from oncoming traffic in that unfamiliar position. At least, that's what happened in my case. So the result was, after wiping out the passenger mirror a few times (thank goodness they spring back now) I learned to consciously remind myself to move closer to that white line on the left in the US and Europe. For a week or two there I'd hear a strangled "too close" from my wife and look across to see electric poles flashing a few inches past her window. Like I said, I hardly hit anything :-) "White line"? *What* "white line"? "The one between the lanes."? What "lanes"? "One lane for each direction."? What on earth for? "For the other cars."? *What* "other cars"? Frank "One car a day or less." Slootweg [Yep, I know you were talking about Europe. :-)] I suppose I should have said "when there is a line". I suspect you were talking about Italy g Cheers Alan --multiplaza.nl.nu-- |
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