David:
I was stationed for 4 years in Germany, so I'm comfortable with the =
traffic rules and street sizes, (that's comforting about the drivers, as =
at least one KNOWS what they are going to do in most instances) its the =
right side of the car/left side of the road thing that I've never done =
before. Sounds like the museum is worth it though. I just hope I'll have =
the time while I'm there!
Dan
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From: dmeadow@juno.com
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 1997 8:59 PM
To: rkegg@juno.com
Cc: danray@bluegrass.net; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: MG trip to England=20
A couple of more comments, having done this myself last year:
Don't take your boss as a passenger, especially if he doesn't know you.=20
You'll scare him too much as you hit the curbs on the left side of the
road occasionally. Just ask my passenger, Art Ziesk, about this. Also
difficult is judging distances to parked cars on narrow roadways. It's
not as bad as it sounds, though. Everything is 3/4 scale to an =
American;
the roads, the cars, the buildings.
Randall notes that "the fast lane is the right lane, and the slow lane =
is
the left lane. Just the opposite from the US." Know also that these
distinctions MEAN something there. Stay out of the faster lanes unless
you are PASSING someone, or are willing to maintain speeds appropriate =
to
your lane. British drivers are generally better than US drivers and are
less tolerant of fools that poke along in the fast lane.
The Heritage Museum at Gaydon is well worth going and braving the roads. =
Although public transport is excellent in Britain, when I was there I
couldn't figure out a way to get to Gaydon in reasonable time via buses,
etc.
Good luck and have a great trip!
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
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