I recall backing out of a house driveway and ending up on the rightside of the road instead of left!
Also I recall reaching for the emergency brake with my wrong hand - cos this is not a lever I use a lot in a car! Finally I think it is a lot easier to remember to drive on the left when there are other cars about - once the road is empty at 2am then it is easier to make a mistake! - Michael Smith, TeraTech, Inc http://www.teratech.com/ "Fleischer, Beth" wrote: > my problem is usually in parking lots - remembering to go wide on right > turns and close on left turns is not something that comes naturally to me. > > i also recall turning on the windshield wipers instead of the turn signal > about 400 times. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erika L Walker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 6:49 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Watch out England! > > > > I'm BAAAACK!!! > > > > Nope. Contrary to popular belief, I did not kill, maim or wipe out any > > pedestrians, goats, pygmies or other objects lying in or around the roads! > > Thank you for the vote of confidence!!!! > > > > BUT! I did laugh my way hysterically around several roundabouts, SEVERAL > > times! If there was anyone watching they would have thought me insane. I > > did > > not see any 5 or 6 entrance roundabouts, but I did come across a 4 > > entrance > > one! That was cool! > > > > I found this really neat road that went up this steep hill and then around > > a > > bend, so I drove up and down that road, roundabout at each end, several > > times. > > > > Found myself on the tiniest of streets, where a person could barely fit, > > let > > alone a car! Oh, wait. Maybe that WAS a sidewalk (pavement). Oh well. > > > > The right hand drive thing is a little freaky, but driving on the left > > hand > > side of the road is easy. Reminds me of being on the farm. Took all of two > > seconds to get used to shifting with my left ... I think the hardest part, > > is gauging the distance on my left to the outside of the car. Think I cut > > it > > a little close on left turns sometimes, but I swear I didn't wipe out that > > bicyclist going up the hill!!! :) > > > > Anyways, guess I should see if I can get a little bit of work done! :) > > > > Until next time, > > > > > > Erika > > (with a K) > > > > Playing Car Pinball in the streets of London for a better tomorrow!!!! > > ********************************************** > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
