[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Question about a UK town

[Kathryn Cawte]

As far as renting a car, is it that difficult to drive on the left side of
the road when one is used to the right?  
(and opposite sides of the car as well, of course!)
 
Well, thanks again for the info! 
 
Richelle
 
 
Well I can't speak from personal experience (due to my complete inability to
pass the darn test) but my father (we're British btw) has driven us several
times in Europe and he says switching sides of the road is really no problem
at all. You get used to it within hours and after that it doesn't even
really register (after all everyone else is on the 'wrong' side of the road
too. However he hates roundabouts - because suddenly instead of going around
clockwise (UK) you're going round anti-clockwise (Europe) and it just doesn
t feel right.

But don't for goodness sake try driving in central London - apart from the
congestion charging and the total lack of parking, like any city it has
one-way streets, busy junctions etc and *everyone* else knows where they're
going and insist on doing so as fast as possible (plus the delivery drivers
on their bikes are insane). It scares me and I'm only ever a passenger!

K