On 16 October 2017 at 10:56, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 10:09:04PM -0700, Manu via Digitalmars-d wrote: > > On 15 Oct. 2017 6:40 pm, "Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d" > > <[1][email protected]> wrote: > [...] > > I don't want to even try 1 based. All my learned behaviors with > > arrays would just produce corrupt code. > > > > It's why I don't dare try driving in England. > > > > Haha, incidentally, I've just moved to LA, and I'm failing to > > convince myself I won't die if I try and drive here ;) .. I'm still > > chickening out. > [...] > > I've driven in LA before, even though I don't live there. It's not half > as bad as people make it sound. You just have to know the driving > culture of the place and act accordingly, that is, be assertive and > clear exactly what your intention is, and do not hesitate once you make > a decision. Or, in more practical terms, know what you want, and *take* > it. LA drivers know how to read the cues -- as long as you follow > through with what they think you will do. It's when you waver and send > mixed signals that it gets dangerous. They hate it when you look like > you're unsure, and it tends to make them angry and more aggressive. > > Of course, this does not preclude safety considerations; in fact, it > means that you have to be absolutely sure what you want (and the safety > of what you want) before you even begin, lest you find yourself in a > dangerous situation with no safe way out. > That... and they drive on the wrong side of the road! ;)
