#31: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:22 am ---- What about if you drive a mclaren F1 then it's CHD [centre hand drive]
#32: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: greg.mitchell350, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:26 am ---- mclaren f1's just a show off lol
what about the GM electric concept car that had an electrical steering column and could switc sides! lol
#33: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:28 am ---- If I go an buy a corvette from the USA then that will be LHD but will need to be converted to LHT
Or if I buy a SEAT from Spain, that will need to be converted to LHT and Imperial
#34: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: greg.mitchell350, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:30 am ---- the world would be so much easier if all the stuborn countries gave into us and drove on the correct side of the road lol
#35: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:32 am ---- Do you know why we drive on the Left hand side?
And most countries who went independent from us, switched to LHD to match Spain
#36: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:55 am ----
Lee wrote:
Do you know why we drive on the Left hand side?
And most countries who went independent from us, switched to LHD to match Spain
Why?
#37: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:59 am ---- Many many moons ago, when people had horses and there was a lot of civil war etc with swords. 99% of people were right handed, so you always attacked with your enemy who was on coming on the right of you. So you could stab him with your right hand. And that pattern stayed, and just evolved and hence we drive on the left hand side, with oncoming traffic on the right.
A little bit of history there for you
#38: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:04 am ----
Lee wrote:
Many many moons ago, when people had horses and there was a lot of civil war etc with swords. 99% of people were right handed, so you always attacked with your enemy who was on coming on the right of you. So you could stab him with your right hand. And that pattern stayed, and just evolved and hence we drive on the left hand side, with oncoming traffic on the right.
A little bit of history there for you
And could you also explain why you have the hot water tap on the right?
I always burn my hands when I'm over there damit.
#39: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:08 am ----
greg.mitchell350 wrote:
describing positions on cars is very confusing. now i consider the left hand side of the car to be the drivers side. i know thats confusing but you judge it as when you are stood infront of the car looking at it. i cant say that is the 'peugeot way' as i have never worked in their main dealers but it is the BMW way and i would of thought it would of been kept as an industry standard
So in this country the left hand side of a BMW is the right hand side if it's RHD
So if I wanted a new wing for the left hand side of the car, I'd have to ask BMW for a right hand side one
#40: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:14 am ----
V9977 wrote:
And could you also explain why you have the hot water tap on the right?
I always burn my hands when I'm over there damit.
The hot water taps in my house are on the left, so are the hot taps in my girlfriends house.
#41: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:14 am ----
V9977 wrote:
And could you also explain why you have the hot water tap on the right?
I always burn my hands when I'm over there damit.
Is that as you look at it? Because my hot taps are on my left as I stand in front of them.
#42: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:16 am ---- Yeah infact, mine are on the left too as you look at it. Cold on the right.
#43: Re: Outer / Near side? Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:22 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
V9977 wrote:
And could you also explain why you have the hot water tap on the right?
I always burn my hands when I'm over there damit.
The hot water taps in my house are on the left, so are the hot taps in my girlfriends house.
E5GDM wrote:
V9977 wrote:
And could you also explain why you have the hot water tap on the right?
I always burn my hands when I'm over there damit.
Is that as you look at it? Because my hot taps are on my left as I stand in front of them.
Lee wrote:
Yeah infact, mine are on the left too as you look at it. Cold on the right.
Ah, OK.
Weird, I have seen it on the right a few times over there.
Maybe just bad plumbing practice then.
#44: Re: Which is 'Left side' in Haynes? Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:07 pm ---- Well on my 180 the battery was on the left hand side of the car
The same as the front left headlight was, funny enough, on the left hand side of the car. & if for example the MOT tester noted it wasn't working, he'd say the front left headlight wasn't working, (even on a BMW) despite the fact that as he looks at it it's on his right hand side.
Below is a photo of what I believe is the front left corner of my old car, but aparently if it was a BMW & according to some others on here it's actually the front right (shouldn't that be back right using that logic?), go figure!!
#45: Re: Which is 'Left side' in Haynes? Author: mtempsch, Location: Gothenburg, SwedenPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:37 pm ----
E5GDM wrote:
Below is a photo of what I believe is the front left corner of my old car, but aparently if it was a BMW & according to some others on here it's actually the front right (shouldn't that be back right using that logic?), go figure!!
You sure you didn't mirror the image somewhere in the process?
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