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Driving on the unaccustomed side of the road
Where I have problems is when the road is deserted, I often find
myself on the wrong side. If the road is truly deserted I can recover when I remember. My biggest problem is making a left turn on to a street with a median strip when another stoplight down the street to my left has stopped the trafffic on the street I am turning into. I turn into the right lane, their light turns green, and there I am, and there they are |
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John0714 wrote:
This past November and December I drove extensively in the area bounded by Adeaide, Brisbane, and Melbourne, or whatever I am an American who has driven in the USA and Canada for 40 years. I found driving on the left often quite disconcerting. Several times I got on the wrong side and got pulled over by the police. No tickets or accidents unfortunately. But I feel I am living on borrowed time and thus may never be back to anywhere you drive on the left since vacations without automobiles I have found very unsatisfying. I would be interested in others' experiences on driving on the unacustomed side of the road anywhere in the world. Would you care to share? I've done the switch many times, having travelled to the US, Canada, Europe over the years. I find changing sides to be fairly easy. My tips: The first time is the worst. If possible [staying with relatives/friends etc], get someone to drive you around for the first few days, this gives you a chance to get used to being on the other side of the road without having to drive. On your next trip, the changeover will be easier. Automatics are easier than manuals. With an Auto you have one less thing to get wrong. Concentrate, especially when turning from a carpark onto a road, and when there is no parked traffic to cue you to the correct direction. If you start to get used to things and stop concentrating you *will* go the wrong way. It might help to have a sticker or something on the dashboard to remind you not to drive off without thinking about where you're going. The centerline is your friend - always keep it on the drivers side of the car. Don't get tired or hungry - that's when your concentration can slip. |
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Automatics are easier than manuals. With an Auto you have one less thing
to get wrong. is the H pattern universal or is that also reversed down under? |
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"4000 psi" wrote in message news:m0P2c.18882$Zp.12861@fed1read07... Automatics are easier than manuals. With an Auto you have one less thing to get wrong. is the H pattern universal or is that also reversed down under? Universal! Except in French cars reverse is weird. Gerrit - Oz |
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"Gerrit 't Hart" wrote in message . au... "4000 psi" wrote in message news:m0P2c.18882$Zp.12861@fed1read07... Automatics are easier than manuals. With an Auto you have one less thing to get wrong. is the H pattern universal or is that also reversed down under? Universal! Except in French cars reverse is weird. Gerrit - Oz thank god for small favors ... and the clutch paddle is on the left? |
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pull up/pull out ... what is this ancient means of birth control?
"Raffi Balmanoukian" a wrote in message news:BC7148CD.21B6D%walkabout@TAKEOUTTHETRASHTOREP LY.ns.sympatico.ca... in article , Gerrit 't Hart at wrote on 3/7/04 8:28 PM: "4000 psi" wrote in message news:m0P2c.18882$Zp.12861@fed1read07... Automatics are easier than manuals. With an Auto you have one less thing to get wrong. is the H pattern universal or is that also reversed down under? Universal! Except in French cars reverse is weird. Gerrit - Oz You pull up? That's the case with Spanish/Portugese tin cans.... |
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"4000 psi" wrote in message news:VrP2c.18905$Zp.7145@fed1read07... "Gerrit 't Hart" wrote in message . au... "4000 psi" wrote in message news:m0P2c.18882$Zp.12861@fed1read07... Automatics are easier than manuals. With an Auto you have one less thing to get wrong. is the H pattern universal or is that also reversed down under? Universal! Except in French cars reverse is weird. Gerrit - Oz thank god for small favors ... and the clutch paddle is on the left? Yep, the pedals are universal from L to R clutch, brake, accelerator. Except of course...........the odd vehicle which has a foot operated parking brake left of the clutch. As for reverse gear position - there seems to be a different position and method of engagement for practically every make and model you come across. I still prefer the old Mescherschmitt KR200 (bubble car) method of engaging reverse, stop the engine, flick a switch to reverse, restart engine and hey presto four gears in reverse!!! Gotta love two strokes which could run in either direction. Mind you 75kph in reverse could be challenging. |
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in article UES2c.19381$Zp.16969@fed1read07, 4000 psi at
wrote on 3/8/04 12:28 AM: pull up/pull out ... what is this ancient means of birth control? "Raffi Balmanoukian" walka Yeah, many European cars ARE too small for "back seat activity," now that you mention it 8-) |
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