rumor has it that Potter, wrote:
You win the Kewpie (sp) doll.
I was told that they tried to change to RHD after the US bought the
islands, but they could not get the donkeys to walk on the right. I
equate that to trying to get Americans to adopt the metric system.
Hey!
Careful with those
Anywhere you are getting ready to make a left turn from a one way street.
Mike
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OK
Donkeys don't get offended. They are contrary and just kick ass.
On 12/7/05, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
rumor has it that Potter, wrote:
You win the Kewpie (sp) doll.
I was told that they tried to change to RHD after the US bought the
islands, but they could not get the donkeys to
It was, I believe in the early 60', when Sweden changed from L/H to R/H
traffic. They did it over night and had minor mishaps.
--
Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX
'82 300SD, '95 E300D
On 12/6/05, tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jeff Zedic wrote:
India on the left. China I think, all former
I think it was 6 am on a Saturday morning, in 1963.
Lee
On Tue Dec 06 17:57:00 PST 2005, Hans Neureiter
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It was, I believe in the early 60', when Sweden changed from L/H
to R/H
traffic. They did it over night and had minor mishaps.
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Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX
While some countries have transferred from left to right, the only case
recorded of a transfer from right to left is in Okinawa on 30 July 1978.
found this tidbit on:
http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/driving%20on%20the%20left.htm
I lived in Japan for seven years while in the Navy, and
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THere's that old joke about the switchover, wanting to ease into it. On
Monday all trucks and buses will switch sides, and if it works out OK on
Tuesday the cars will switch too.
--R
Jim Cathey wrote:
It was, I believe in the early
on the left? (Unless it has
changed in the last 20 years).
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THere's that old
US Virgin Islands ?
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Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX
'82 300SD, '95 E300D
On 12/7/05, Potter, Tom E [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK. Here is my trivia question:
Where in the United States do folks drive on the left? (Unless it has
changed in the last 20 years).
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US Virgin Islands ?
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Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX
'82 300SD, '95 E300D
On 12/7/05, Potter, Tom E [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK. Here
Tom Reynolds wrote:
Don't know the official terminology, but gravel pits? Big heavy machinery,
etc. As I type this I'm trying to remember why they do it, though...
Because it makes it more likely that the driver will survive a collision
between two of those huge haul trucks.
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THere's that old joke about the switchover, wanting to ease into it. On
Monday all trucks and buses will switch sides, and if it works out OK on
Tuesday the cars will switch too.
--R
Jim
I concur. My brother just spent six weeks in SA and drove a
Canadian-exported LHD Pathfinder on the left side of the road there.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/5/05, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Those South Africans drive on the left like all sensible people. There are
quite a few SA
Doesn't matter to me if he's really driving in the hard bits, he's
hilarious to listen to and watch:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6514168251893889573q=ariel+atom
Check out 3:10.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/5/05, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually if you watch Clarkson's
Jeff Zedic wrote:
India on the left. China I think, all former Bristish colonies on the
left. That would inlcude Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
(?)Hmmm. not sure on SA.
Most of the Caribbean are too, n'est-ce pas?
Here's a map from Wikipedia:
Damn, I knew he was tall, but standing next to the Porsche he just
looks like a freak of nature.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/2/05, Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
scratches head
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8393480500658592820q
/scratches head
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/2/05, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, WTF???
(I could understand if that video really were from Australian TV as
the poster said, but they drive on the right in Australia, and the guy
doesn't have an
Oho! THAT's Jeremy Clarkson! I'd heard of him, but never seen him.
Explains a lot.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
On 12/4/05, TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/2/05, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/2/05, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, WTF???
(I could understand if that video really
I don't know what I meant, but the poor 911 in the video has the wheel
on the left side, American/Continental-style.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
On 12/4/05, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mate, we drive on the left side of the road (most of the time) or where you
referring to
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I don't know what I meant, but the poor 911 in the video has the wheel
on the left side, American/Continental-style.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
On 12/4/05, Hendrik Riessen
, 2005 4:52 PM
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I don't know what I meant, but the poor 911 in the video has the wheel
on the left side, American/Continental-style.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
On 12/4/05, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mate, we drive
Actually if you watch Clarkson's driving closely you'll notice that in
the good powerslides you can't tell who's driving, and in the ones where
you CAN tell who's driving, there's a camera change just before he
totally loses it.
He's not really much of a driver if you've ever seen the early
For many years you could only get the top Porsches in left hand drive in
the UK. Not unusual at all.I think it's the same for Ferrari.
Even though MOST of the world drives on the left! Yes, that's
correct.most of the world drive omn the WRONG side of the road. ;-)
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
Jeff Zedic wrote:
Even though MOST of the world drives on the left!
Who are most? Most of the places I can think of are islands:
Nippon, United Kingdoms, Australia, Bermuda... Don't the African and
Eurasian mainlands all drive on the right? Or does India drive on the
left?
India drives on the left b/c it was a British colony for 200 years. I think
the pattern (excluding Japan) is that if it was under British control when
driving began, the country or territory drives on the left. I can't recall
any non-British-occupied country (besides Japan) that drives on the
India on the left. China I think, all former Bristish colonies on the
left. That would inlcude Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
(?)Hmmm. not sure on SA.
Most of the Caribbean are too, n'est-ce pas?
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
83 300D
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India on the left. China I think, all former Bristish colonies on the
left. That would inlcude Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe and South Africa
Not just the trade embargoes. SA imposed a 110% duty on foreign cars.
Whe n I worked for Toyota, they also produced cars there from knockdown
kits.
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
83 300D
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