Yup I was in foreign country and on crossing the road I looked the wrong way and almost got clouted by a car.
Have you driven in a country that drives on the opposite side of the road?
by FondaCox 11 Replies latest jw friends
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Diogenesister
DoC Not only driving on the "wrong" side of the road but with a stick shift on the wrong side of the driver.
😂I see you learned to drive a proper car, sir, too!
Joe134 Yup I was in foreign country and on crossing the road I looked the wrong way and almost got clouted by a car.
Good point! I bet that's responsible for a fair few accidents. I know we get loads of tourists hurt or even killed riding bikes in Cambridge in the summer.
We had a case a couple years back where a serviceman's wife pulled out of an American air base on the wrong side and drove straight in to a teenager on a bike, killing him instantly..
The worst thing was that she hit and ran and then did a runner to the states. I think they tried to interview her but she claimed diplomatic immunity. I think her husband worked for the CiA or something, but even if he had immunity (which he didn't) it still wouldn't have covered her.
They spent years trying to get her to come back, the boys parents even went to the states to try and beg her. She is a mother of 3 or 4 kids herself so there was no way they would have sent her to jail if she hadn't hit and ran anyway. There was a slight possibility she may get a very short sentence due to that but it was still unlikely. She wasnt drunk as far as anyone knows, it was just a terrible mistake. I think it was running away that got to the parents most. Anyway they've sorted it out now. She has apologized I believe.