Driving in the UK is very different to driving in America, because British roads are very different to American roads. Most British roads predate motor cars. M

Driving in the UK is very different to driving in America, because British roads are very different to American roads. Most British roads predate motor cars. Much of the road network is mediaeval, some is Roman, at least one road is pre-Roman. This[0] is a section of the Icknield Way, the oldest road in Britain. The carriageway is the width of one vehicle. If you meet an oncoming vehicle, either you or the other driver must reverse into a passing place, like the dirt area visible in the link. This[1] is the A40; until the construction of the M40 motorway, this was the road from London to Oxford. There is a white centre line, but because of the parked cars, this centre line is useless. You can see cars straddling the line, but it is a tight fit in this village. In morning and evening traffic, one normally needs to stop to let oncoming traffic pass. It's important to know the width of your vehicle, and to be able to correctly judge your position in the road, as well as the position of oncoming traffic. This is much easier to do when your eyes are closer to the centre line. Here[2] is a junction that is particularly problematic in traffic for similar reasons. This[3] is a roundabout, which is more effective at maintaining traffic flow than traffic lights in low to medium traffic conditions. The basic principle is to give way to traffic already on the roundabout, which requires good visibility to the right. It is crucial to be able to judge this instantly to maintain traffic flow and to prevent the formation of traffic jams, which is easiest when in a RHD drive vehicle. On a mini-roundabout[4], the 'give way to traffic already on the roundabout' principle becomes 'give way to the right' - again, visibility to the right is improved in a RHD vehicle. The cognitive load for navigating a roundabout is increased for the double roundabout[5] and reaches a maximum at the infamous magic roundabout[6]. RHD vehicles help with this. Here[7] is a bus stop. There's no lay by for it; it's just in the road, which happens to be a major trunk road. In morning traffic, school buses will stop here, and traffic needs to overtake the stopped bus. While there is a central reservation, it's a tight fit for larger vehicles, and the ability to see oncoming traffic is crucial. Again, RHD is needed here. Overtaking is vitally important when driving in the UK, not only because of stopped or parked vehicles. Vehicles that cannot keep up with modern traffic are much more common in the UK than America, such as horses with buggies, or traction engines[8]. [0] https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6170961,-1.0404844,3a,75y,211.46h,69.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sr8mS3zqgEjn6cO6yLbS8iA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6170961,-1.0404844,3a,75y,21... [1] https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6445943,-0.8029467,3a,75y,269.75h,84.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAHgqWZamtCxKVDt91_8hKw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6445943,-0.8029467,3a,75y,26... [2] https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6450754,-1.0041556,3a,75y,218.86h,74.06t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sESw-41wHJvKRkSL5rsKjLQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DESw-41wHJvKRkSL5rsKjLQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D91.604614%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6450754,-1.0041556,3a,75y,21... [3] https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6064949,-0.6935902,3a,75y,130.1h,77.21t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAEWY538tPLzgDJIqIsPcKg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DAEWY538tPLzgDJIqIsPcKg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D1.696512%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6064949,-0.6935902,3a,75y,13... [4] https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6449846,-0.731184,3a,75y,120.86h,73.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stIgLemWUq7bve_4ClYcXuA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6449846,-0.731184,3a,75y,120... [5] https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6684331,-0.7022783,3a,75y,311.77h,72.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVyzHfF_6VNVGyU-I_i5-zg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6684331,-0.7022783,3a,75y,31... [6] https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5628488,-1.7715014,130m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5628488,-1.7715014,130m/data... [7] https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6412382,-0.7853479,3a,75y,286.12h,71.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWlpCbVA5zK3vTSsM1V8n9g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6412382,-0.7853479,3a,75y,28... [8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH5pRQwlxc4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH5pRQwlxc4