[Spridgets] Fun with RHD Part III (HealeyRick)

[Guy R Day]

Jim,
I hate to say this Jim, did you never try reversing into the parking slot so 
you can drive forwards out of it?  When I was taught to drive and at work if 
you left a car face in to the wall or kerb it was defective and shouldn't be 
used until repaired.  Not only did you know which car was off the road but 
when you need to leave in a hurry the car is facing the right way. <smile>
The central overtaking lane was called the 'suicide lane' by everyone but 
our Department of Transport. However, even they saw the light and this lane 
has been removed in just about all places.
I never saw the flashing headlight thing you mention except when you were 
already established and overtaking in the suicide lane and someone in a Fiat 
850 (my mate called his 'the Mouse') pulled out without looking for the 
oncoming car already there.    LOL

All the best,
Guy R Day


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Johnson" Cc: "Spridgets" Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fun with RHD Part III (HealeyRick)


> When I lived in England back in the 1960s I found little difficulty at all
> getting used to RHD.  With one exception. Reversing out of a parking slot
> into a driving lane can be really hairy. Not only is everything backward,
> but looking over your shoulder out the back window makes it all backward
> again!!
>
> While living there I often changed to LHD vehicles (US Air Force) and 
> before
> I returned to the US I bought a LHD Fiat 850 Coupe. I found that you have 
> to
> trust your passenger to tell you when you can pull out to pass!  In the UK
> it was easier. UK drivers would just pull out to pass without looking very
> far down the road. At that point, the driver who was most insistent with
> flashing their head lamps eventually got the right of way and the passing
> lane down the center of the road...   ;-)
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Gerard
>
>> LOL, Great story Rick!
>>
>> I have two RHD cars (Mini and Morris Minor) and plan to build my second
>> Bugeye RHD. I find I don't have any trouble switching from LHD to RHD and
> in
>> fact will quickly get used to going to the right side to get behind the
>> wheel. So much so that after driving  a RH one, I will go to the right 
>> hand
>> door even on my  daily driver... :-)
>>
>> Gerard