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I remember in my teens in the early 80’s visiting the USA. Having come from the left driving country which is the source of iocane powder, I was quite startled

I remember in my teens in the early 80’s visiting the USA. Having come from the left driving country which is the source of iocane powder, I was quite startled when the taxi shot out into the middle of the intersection to do a left hand turn instead of hugging the curb. The linked[1] trivia article was quite interesting as well. Loved this bit: A newspaper story on April Fool’s Day suggested that, to further European integration, the UK was to convert to driving on the right. However, owing to the huge amount of work this conversion would cause, it would be phased in: for the first six months the regulation would only apply to buses and taxis. The mention of locations of turn signal levers also reminded me of the time I drove a car which was opposite of what I am use to. Every time I went around a corner I would switch the window wipers on. [1] http://www.worldstandards.eu/cars/trivia-about-driving-left/ http://www.worldstandards.eu/cars/trivia-about-driving-left/

aytekin 11y ago
When I drove in UK, the hardest part was making a uturn. My brain is wired too much to following the right side.
Taniwha 11y ago
I remeber the same joke being told (by Norwegians) about the Swedish change On the border there had been country roads that crossed back and forth across the border ..... And of course there's the issue of driving from Hong Kong to China http://www.fastcompany.com/1660258/ingenious-flipper-bridge-melds-left-side-drivers-right-side-drivers http://www.fastcompany.com/1660258/ingenious-flipper-bridge-...
- joelwilliamson 11y ago
  The joke is also told in Canada about Newfoundland changing.
seanmcdirmid 11y ago
Both London and Hong Kong have many curb signs everywhere warning tourists to look right for cars.
- mikhailfranco 11y ago
  Although Winston Churchill fought on the NW Frontier and at the battle of Omdurman, became a prisoner in the Boer War, commanded a battalion in the trenches of WWI, and took many international trips during WWII ... http://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/64331767768/historical-trivia-churchills-combat-experience http://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/64331767768/historic... his closest brush with death came in New York in 1931, when he stepped out into traffic looking the wrong way, and was hit by a taxi ... http://www.winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-136/my-new-york-misadventure http://www.winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/fin...

aytekin 11y ago

When I drove in UK, the hardest part was making a uturn. My brain is wired too much to following the right side.

Taniwha 11y ago

I remeber the same joke being told (by Norwegians) about the Swedish change On the border there had been country roads that crossed back and forth across the border ..... And of course there's the issue of driving from Hong Kong to China http://www.fastcompany.com/1660258/ingenious-flipper-bridge-melds-left-side-drivers-right-side-drivers http://www.fastcompany.com/1660258/ingenious-flipper-bridge-...

joelwilliamson 11y ago
The joke is also told in Canada about Newfoundland changing.

seanmcdirmid 11y ago

Both London and Hong Kong have many curb signs everywhere warning tourists to look right for cars.

mikhailfranco 11y ago
Although Winston Churchill fought on the NW Frontier and at the battle of Omdurman, became a prisoner in the Boer War, commanded a battalion in the trenches of WWI, and took many international trips during WWII ... http://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/64331767768/historical-trivia-churchills-combat-experience http://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/64331767768/historic... his closest brush with death came in New York in 1931, when he stepped out into traffic looking the wrong way, and was hit by a taxi ... http://www.winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-136/my-new-york-misadventure http://www.winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/fin...