21-10-22, 06:00 PM
(21-10-22, 10:09 AM)mtread link Wrote: The judge has said she must come back to the UK for sentencing, but we all know that's not going to happen. She'll probably get a suspended sentence at most, which is pointless as she's not likely to return here. You get the impression that the deal has already been done between the UK and US governments. Something must be said about driving on US airbase 'villages' where they drive left hand drive cars on the right hand side of the road. So as soon as they come outside the gates they are disoriented. We in the UK are used to driving in Europe in a left hand hire car, but the USA behaves like it is the only country in the world.
It's more common than you would think, to be fair.
I work on an industrial estate which has a road in and a road out, side by side but divided with a security hut to control traffic.
The amount of times I have gone to leave the estate but a European has gone to drive into my Exit lane is far too many for my liking. I've even looked right before turning left then had cars flying past me on the wrong side of the road that I've spotted just in time.
So although due care and attention should be the main aim, I can also see how easy it can be to forget if you are so used to driving on a different side of the road. It's not an instant thing, it must take your brain time to adjust.
I've never ridden a bike abroad, and just the thought of confusion does horrify me to be truthful.
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