Smith wrote:
> Slightly off your topic... but how hard is it to get used to driving
> on a different side of the road to what you're used to? Being from
> Australia I don't have that problem in Japan.
>
> Sometimes I think driving on the left (and the associated road
> crossing and bus catching habits) are hard-wired into my head.
>
> If I tried to drive in the US or mainland Europe I would probably turn
> corners and end up on the wrong side of the road. Plus I would get hit
> by a bus when crossing the road after checking for traffic on the
> wrong side.

It's actually quite easy in my experience. What is most difficult is getting
used to a car with the steering wheel on the opposite side of what you are
used to. But even that can be overcome fairly quickly.

Jeff