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csziggy

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2. This accident happened while my husband and I were in the UK

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:13 PM

Sep 2020

For the first month we were there, most mornings I had to remind him to drive on the correct side of the road. After the first few weeks, he almost never forgot.

I read/heard that one of the problems with people driving from the American military bases is that on the bases, they drive on the right, the way Americans do at home. But when they leave the base, the drivers have to instantly adjust. This seems stupid to me - keep the driving consistent to the country the base is in, not the country that operates the base. Otherwise, that mental switch keeps jumping back and forth and has to adjust every single time they leave it.

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This is why I won't drive when I'm there MaryMagdaline Sep 2020 #1

I've had that experience - fortunately without negative effects. SwissTony Sep 2020 #3

This accident happened while my husband and I were in the UK csziggy Sep 2020 #2

I'd dread driving in the U.S., because I'm Australian and drive on the other side of the road. Matilda Sep 2020 #4