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| Posted: Sat Nov 3rd, 2012 10:36 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:I dont have a problem driving cars whichever side of the car they put the steering wheel. Driven in Europe, Africa, USA, Mexico, South America and Australia. Only ever had two accidents both where some dolt of an English driver drove into the back of me!! I tend to agree with you about driver next to the kerb. Having just come back to the UK after nearly 5000miles driving righthand drive car in Europe, I find it surprisingly alien to sit next to the centre white line..despite having done so all my driving life. I have long felt that left hand drive (with a stick shift) is not as safe for right handed people...as their strongest arm is leaving the steeering to the weaker arm when changing gear. As for the swordsmanship story (re right hand drive) ...that's a myth. Jousts and hand to hand sword combat were always done across the body not reaching out to the side, which opens the torso to the attacker. So for right handed knights at least, they passed or faced the oncomer on their left sides...ie not like UK driving. 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 3rd, 2012 11:35 |
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blackfox
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the best place to be when driving is in the cab of a large lorry/truck for our american cousins ,far more comfort zone up there . some years ago while taxi driving the boss decided to buy a fleet of the polish built fso cars ,they were a pig to drive and always breaking down ,but one night a drunk driver decided to have a head on crash with me .it was that bad that the engine of my car ended up touching the passenger seat .however i walked away with a bruised thumb ,the policeman at the scene said the tank like build of the car saved my life .if it had been left hand drive i would be dead now though
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| Posted: Sat Nov 3rd, 2012 11:53 |
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steve of oxford
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Yes they were English if we need to be nationalistic .......careful JK, you might appear anti-English, then someone would have to complain, anonymously of course. Logically it makes more sense to have the driver on the kerbside of the car .......but then you'd be driving with the rest of the car O/S, a bit dodgy with oncoming traffic, and totally useless for sport. Some dolt of an English driver drove into the back of me !! ........I had a near miss the other day, I was touching 110 when some stupid woman decided to pull out from behind a bus on the other side of the road, luckily there was enough distance to skid to a stop from when I hit the brakes, but, no word of a lie there was only about two feet in it. That was too much of a scare even for me, I had instant flash visions of air bags. Idiot woman should be taken off the road.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 3rd, 2012 11:56 |
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steve of oxford
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Blackfox: polish built fso cars ....LOL polish built Fiats. Them things had a nasty habit of dropping brake pads onto the floor. I remember them well ! the best place to be when driving is in the cab of a large lorry/truck for our american cousins ,far more comfort zone up there . ........yeah but you don't look cool. Us MX5 drivers grin.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 3rd, 2012 16:01 |
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blackfox
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...LOL polish built Fiats. Them things had a nasty habit of dropping brake pads onto the floor. I remember them well ! yep (scenario) heading towards a steep cutting dropping down to town and its single track only ,car coming up ,slams on my brakes ,front brake pads drop out ,tiny little grass bank on my nearside going upwards not downwards ,only choice head up it ,comes to halt ,opens drivers door jumps down 6 foot and stands there shaking for half a hour grrrrrrrrrrrrr>:(>:(
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| Posted: Sat Nov 3rd, 2012 16:27 |
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steve of oxford
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blackfox wrote:...LOL polish built Fiats. Them things had a nasty habit of dropping brake pads onto the floor. I remember them well ! Strange thing is I had a couple of Fiats a 124 & a Mirafiore and that didn't happen. Seems just the Polish built stuff had the reputation for spitting pads out. You don't see any FSO's these days, I guess they've all rotted out.
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