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Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:20 pm
by charlie
Hey, is this shit difficult?

I'm going to the Caribbean and considering renting a car instead of cabbing it. Thing is, they drive on the left where I'm going, BUT most of the cars are LHD because they're made here. I have the option of renting from a place that only rents RHD.

DM, PLEASE ADVISE.

ps. miss you guys.

Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:23 pm
by Treefish
I'd say get RHD coz it'll feel more natural to be on the left side of the road in that configuration. If you're in a LHD, you might fall into habits.

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:46 pm
by foilman
Don't worry, whatever you choose , you'll only crash once.

But seriously, I'd take LHD to help avoid that.

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:57 pm
by charlie
Two pros. Two opinions. Perfect.

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:02 pm
by Greg

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:02 pm
by jsquared
Treefish wrote:I'd say get RHD coz it'll feel more natural to be on the left side of the road in that configuration. If you're in a LHD, you might fall into habits.
Im with Alex. I drove in south africa almost the whole time and for me the side of the road was WAY harder to grasp than the side of the car I was on. Driving RHD is fine, takes maybe 15 minutes to get used to it, but forgetting where the shifter sits is a lot better than forgetting to look right instead of left when making a left turn. Driving on the right side of the car made it easier for me to remember I am all backwards, and I think LHD would have messed that up.

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 8:01 pm
by HATERDAN
hardest part of driving right hand drive is shifting. and that honestly takes minutes to get used to unless you drive like a dickhead slamming gears all the time.

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:34 am
by revel
i also agree with the RHD rental for wrong side of the road driving....also the novelty of it sounds more fun than good ole LHD

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:06 pm
by Generz
Charlie..

The Carribean is such a fuck storm of roads and cars that you might have a good chance of renting a LHD car from that place anyways and driving it on the left side of the road like a RHD car. I rented from Enterprise and it said RHD only and the shit was LHD.

When we went to Nassau.. I rented a car instead of cabbing it bc it was way cheaper than going on excursions and stuff from the cruise ship. We got to go everywhere and hardly pay anything. Best of all.. we got away from all the tourist traps like Senor Frogs and junk.. ended up on the European side of the island which was way more chill and relaxed.

Anyways.. soooooo back on topic. Our car was a LHD Suzukui Swift from Germany and drove on the left side of the road like in the UK.

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Easiest thing to do is just follow the cars on the road and you are good.

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:51 am
by charlie
Thanks for all the input, guys. I don't think it's going to be so bad after all. There isn't a stoplight in the whole country. I'm sure once I get through my second or third roundabout I'll have it licked. If it's too awkward we'll just get some MTBs. I think the whole island is only like 8 miles across or something.

Smoke weed, get money.

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:22 pm
by andysapp
Smoke money, get weed.

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:12 pm
by Greg
Smoke beer, eat weed

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:48 am
by Generz
Smoke coconuts, get sharks!

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:36 am
by Greg
Eat Xanax, fuck girls on E

Re: Driving on the wrong side of the road...

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:31 am
by Cankles
rent a tank and forget what side to drive on