Sorry, I guess I needed a bit more clarification.
When you pass cars in America, you can tilt your head left and see down the
road quite a ways. If you were driving from the right side of the car, you
would have to expose most of your vehicle to get the same view. The mirror
wouldn't even see what hit it. It's looking the wrong way.
In the older suburbs, there is enough room for two cars to pass with
parking. Most people drive down the middle to give more time to spot
children, loose toys, and the like. You would be in the same predicament
there as well.
Guy
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> Ah, but that's what side mirrors are for, are they not? :-)
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> You definitely stand out in a crowd. Half you car is standing out in
> traffic before you can see if it's clear to pass or pull out from the
curb.
>
> Guy
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> > Also interesting, it used to be a status symbol to have a
left-hand-drive
> > car in Japan. Don't know if that's still true...
> >
> > Don Harrington
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Mc Coy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 8:14 AM
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> >
> > "Personal Note: I found that very few people realize that Japan drives
> > on the "opposite" side of the road from us and that that fact is one of
> > the major hurdles to getting U.S. made vehicles to sell in Japan"....
> >
> > Also, U.S. car manufacturers think it is not cost effective to make the
> > changes needed because they don't sell enough cars in Japan.
> >
> > jm
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