Hum. Send me some plates to put on the rental. I don't think anyone would
believe American plates. <g>
When I was stationed in Asmara, my motorcycle spent some time in the shop and I
rented a rusty little Fiat about the size of a microwave box. It had right-hand
drive. I had no trouble accustoming myself to the mirrored controls. But in
Ethiopia folks still drove (if you could call it that) on the right. Still, the
ability to survive on a motorcycle in Ethiopian traffic must have steeled me
for _something_. Maybe Scotland won't be so bad. <g>
--Bob
On May 9, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I have driven in England and Wales several times, both with my own cars
> (Dutch and now Spanish license plates) and in rented UK cars. I found it
> particularly nice to be in a continental car--people naturally assumed that I
> was not used to driving on the left, looking the other way in roundabouts
> etc., so they would give me extra space.
>
> In rented cars this factor was obviously not at play, but still once I got
> past the challenge of shifting gears with my left hand, driving was a
> pleasure. Some of the narrow village roads were, shall we say, interesting,
> but no more so than similar roads on the Continent.
--
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