"Top Gear" left and right hand drive

jawk

jawk

Howdy,
I like the show, sometimes a bit of a toss, but mostly I like it...

Curious tho (question for you Euro's...);

Some cars they test are left hand drive, some right hand drive.

Whats the go in UK & Europe with drivers sides??

Thanks
Gary
Victoria - Oz
jawk

jawk

Europe (like the U.S.) drives on the right, in left hand drive cars. And the U.K. & Ireland (like you folks & the Japanese) drive on the left, in right hand drive cars.
jawk

jawk

Soooo, does that mean when they traverse between countries they cross over at some stage??

The other night they were testing Audi, Alfa, and Mazda I think, with a mx of which side the wheel was on...

Perhaps I just need to forget about it and get a life !!
pingvin

pingvin

You can drive whatever car you have, as long you're on the proper side of the road. So if you take the ferry or the channel tunnel from Blighty to the continent, you then begin driving on the right. (when you enter France or Holland, etc.)
Dr F

Dr F

Okay thankyou - happy now!

I wonder how many prangs there are in the first 50km of the ferry...?
pingvin

pingvin

I've done it a few times. When I've been there, it all seemed to go quite smoothly.
But still, I'll bet it's not a very safe place to be slouching about!
Superdan

Superdan

Its Piss easy ,driveing a Uk speck motor over there , you just have to woch out for crazy Sarender monkys comeing the uther way when you over take a truck ,on A ,and B, roads , you have to get you pasenger to have a look for you ,befor you pull out to overtake ,and iff there is eney thing comeing the uther way they soon let you knoe abowt it