Re: Left-Hand Driving

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From: Charles Day
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 00:00

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> In article <AE14044C966883F9C4@ehrice.his.com>, ehrice@his.com (Edward
Rice) says:
> >
> >I need to know of a DC-area (preferably Northern Virginia) driving school
> >which would be suitable for assisting a British-licenced driver acclimate
> >and adjust to the US driving patterns (and laws)?  
>

Unless your British colleague is rather timid, I don't think he or she needs
to go to a driving school.  My wife and I flew to Manchester from DC and
got straight into a RHD manual car at Manchester airport and drove off to
Wales.  Admittedly, this is going the other way, but I think the problems
are pretty 
much the same and minor. 

The only thing that took a bit of extra getting used to was being aware of 
where the left-hand side of the the car was (right-hand side for a Brit in 
the US). I kept driving a bit too close to the kerb at first.

Charles

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From: charles.day@gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Day)
Subject: Re: Left-Hand Driving
Date: 1996/07/25
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