Topic: Driving on the wrong side of the road
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Thu 05/14/09 09:43 AM
I'm going to London in a few months, and I have been thinking of renting a car and drive around UK a bit.
But in UK, I'd be on the passenger side, and driving on the wrong side of the road scared .

So, has anyone of you had to adapt on driving in opposite-land, and how was it?

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Thu 05/14/09 09:45 AM
I have been to England several times, and wouldn't think of driving over there. NO WAY. Traffic circles will get you killed when you're used to entering them from the other direction. Just get a Eurorail pass, and come back safe. drinker

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Thu 05/14/09 09:48 AM
For the English they are driving on the correct side of the roaddrinker

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Thu 05/14/09 09:50 AM
I thought of moving around using trains, until I found out what that would cost sad Uk should take a lesson of public transport from Italy, 1euro takes you FAR!

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Thu 05/14/09 09:51 AM
My sister said she was fine with it ..


but it was cheaper to get the 5 speed...

so she did...

then when she got in the the shifting was backwords

vice versa.. gotta shift wit the left hand..

she said she felt bad for that tranny laugh laugh laugh

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Thu 05/14/09 09:57 AM
Edited by refuseresist on Thu 05/14/09 09:57 AM
But the gears are like "normally", 1st/2nd on the left, and 5th on the right, right?

elwoodsully's photo
Thu 05/14/09 10:02 AM
But in England, I think 1st is up and right, 2nd down and right, etc..

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Thu 05/14/09 10:08 AM

But in England, I think 1st is up and right, 2nd down and right, etc..


Think or know?

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Thu 05/14/09 11:03 AM
I had a great time. I rented a car in Edinburgh and took it all over England. The roads are very very narrow and the "circles" are a pain in the butt but as soon as you get used to the lorries coming head on and passing a few inches away, its great. There is no better way to see England.

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Thu 05/14/09 11:22 AM
Thanks for replys everyone, I think I'll go with the car. I do feel that getting out of London without being honked at may be impossible for me, but I hope it'll get easier from there. And, a train from London to Bristol (or was it Brighton?) gets you a car for two days..

Once more, thanks for help, I'll post the results of my driving experience (as well as everything else) on my travel diary (can be found on this forum) when the time comes.

Later,
J