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Quick story time! I moved from the UK to the US in 2001. I then learned to drive in the US (Had no need to in the UK). Sometimes I dream of the UK, my dreamin
by bloopernova 7y ago
Quick story time!
I moved from the UK to the US in 2001. I then learned to drive in the US (Had no need to in the UK).
Sometimes I dream of the UK, my dreaming brain realizes I'm on the "wrong" side of the road. So it tries to switch me over, but that means traveling to the US, so I then have to get on a plane to... drive on the right side of the road. I do it less now that I'm aware of what's going on, but it was very disconcerting to wake up from!
Actually driving in the UK (while awake!) is much easier, as you're just kind of following the flow of traffic.
- tomatocracy 7y agoHaving the controls and seating position reversed also helps a lot in driving on the other side of the road compared to what you're 'used to' in my experience. In particular I've found that driving on the continent in a UK car is a lot harder than driving on the continent in a local hire car, beyond the lower visibility you get when merging etc.