Have you driven in a country that drives on the opposite side of the road?

FondaCox

Did you drive? If so, how nerve wracking was it for you? I'd be terrified i'd stop concentrating for a moment and out of habit make a right turn at a red light into oncoming traffic.

Sea Breeze

Yes! Hong Kong picked up that nasty habit from the British. Took a lot of concentration.

DesirousOfChange

Not only driving on the "wrong" side of the road but with a stick shift on the wrong side of the driver.

FondaCox

Not only driving on the "wrong" side of the road but with a stick shift on the wrong side of the driver.

Please tell me the clutch was still with the left foot, though.....

fulano

I would not call it the wrong side. I have been several times in England, the first two or three days it is strange, especially at the roundabouts, but after some days you get used to it.

Simon

Technically, people always drive on opposite sides of the road, except for occasional drunk or senile drivers.

road to nowhere

Just as a passenger in a taxi in the Bahamas. Absolutely terrifying but city traffic terrifies me anyway. Australian would not let American service men rent cars in t h e Vietnam era. Too dangerous.

I was a passenger in the Virgin Islands...we rented a vehicle to traverse St Johns...One fellow drove in the morning and Mr x was teasing him about his driving...all in good fun. Well booze was cheap enough and by dark, the morning driver who had been drinking on and off all day wasn't a safe bet on the driving. So Mr x drove to our lodging and the morning driver was making fun and mocking his driving but in a malicious way. ( I called him out on it and told him to apolgise to Mr x, which he said he would but never did. ) (4 of us had gone to St. Thomas to work and I had negotiated the job and was responsible for the others- and I really did have to baby sit 3 adults!-another story!)

enoughisenough

I personally drove on the wrong side( sort of) of the road once. It was very strange. There was a gas station not far from my home, I bought gas, and when I pulled out of the station onto the road, I literally could not remember which side of the road to drive on. My thought was I don't have far to go and I will just straddle the road and get out of the way if a car is coming towards me. Very odd...I was in my 20's.

punkofnice

I live in one.

I've never driven in a country outside the UK. I've been in a bus and car in Canada. It was weird being on the opposite side to a degree but not a bad experience.

Have you driven in a country that drives on the opposite side of the road?

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