British people are Europeans as well!
Though they're not living on the continent.
I drove often UK cars in England with steering wheel on the RH side.
Not problem at all...
Cheers,
Hans
Netherlands
----- Original Message -----
From: "Murray Arundell" <arundell@ghs.com.au>
To: "4 - MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>; "Paul Hunt"
<paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] The wrong side of the road
> Is it true that Europeans and Americans are unable to change gear with
> their
> left hand, thus causing them to drive on the wrong side of the road?
>
> Murray Arundell
> Brisbane Australia where we drive on the correct side of the road.......
> :)
>
> On Sat Nov 28 19:18 , "Paul Hunt" sent:
>
>>As far as the last image goes the Palatino Bridge in Rome is known as
>>'English Bridge" for the same reason. What bugs me is that although cars
>>for the UK market are built RHD of course, they are built with LHD
>>steering
>>columns i.e. the indicator switch on the left instead of the right. Japan
>>was one of the last countries producing for the UK market to change over
>>from having it on the right, presumably deciding to give the UK a
>>'European'
>>column even though they are RHD themselves, and presumably (although I'm
>>guessing) still have the indicator switch on the right for their own
>>market.
>>
>>PaulH.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>> Left - right - wrong?
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