Hack trip How to get used to driving on the left: Here are 10 useful tips!
How to get used to driving on the left? Here are 10 useful tips! Discover origins, curiosities? and list of countries where you drive on the left.
The most famous of the English who drove left on his even more? famous mini green pea color?, no doubt, Mr. Bean . Have you ever wondered, looking at his vicissitudes, how he could "drive the other way around"? Surely for Mr. Bean not? this great undertaking, since he is very bad and therefore used to driving on the left . For those who, instead, must move to a country with this type of traditions can? It is difficult to get used to driving on the other side of the road. In fact, even though around 75% of the world's drivers drive on the right-hand side of the road, some countries still drive on the left. & Egrave; so you need to get ready before getting behind the wheel! Take some precautions before dealing with this new mode? of driving , initially face short and slow-flowing journeys, so? to get used to a new way of driving. In which countries do you drive on the left?
 - Asia : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China (Hong Kong and Macau), East Timor, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand
- Australia and Oceania : Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu
- Europe : Cyprus, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Malta, United Kingdom
- South America : Guyana, Suriname
- West Indies and Islands of the Indian Ocean : Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevi, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Islands US Virgins, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles
- Islands of the Atlantic Ocean : Bahamas, Bermuda, Falkland Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan from Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
And now here are the 10 useful tips ! 1 - Get familiar with the car.
Not C'? best way to start with the left hand drive if not the one of explore the car. . Try to become familiar with the controls and controls that, of course, are on opposite sides of those you are used to. Then take a seat on the driver's seat, try the gearbox (which you will have to maneuver with your left hand), the arrows, the windshield wipers etc. In cars with the driver's seat on the right, the pedals are placed in the same order but your right leg will be found? against the door instead of the dashboard. So try to get used to this different feeling. 2 - Start from places with little traffic
If possible, make the first guides. in places where traffic is scarce , maybe in some suburban or residential neighborhood. In this way you can proceed more? quietly and gradually gain confidence with the new driving positions. When you are feeling sufficiently prepared, you will be able to face, always gradually, areas of the city. pi? dense traffic. 3 - Attention to roundabouts and crossings!
Roundabouts are common in European countries and, for those switching from right-hand drive to left-hand drive, they can be a bit difficult to deal with. Remember that the same rules as the right hand drive apply. , if you have doubts, follow the flow of traffic while maintaining a speed? little supported and give precedence to those who already? it occupies the roundabout. If you have to turn right at an intersection where there are no n? traffic light n? traffic divider, remember give precedence on the left . Cross the entire road and return to the left lane. 4 - Avoid overtaking!
Overtaking are very dangerous maneuvers, even if allowed on roads where signs allow it. In case you are "taking your first steps" with the left hand drive, avoid engaging in overtaking , even if they seem safe. In any case, if you own? unavoidable, overtake on the right after carefully checking that no vehicle is coming from behind or in the opposite direction. 5 - Get help from a passenger.
One of the difficulties? main for those who are about to drive on the left? that of keep the right distances from the road lines. . Taking a passenger with you can help you avoid crossing the central line and avoid a big risk! 6 - Do not be distracted by
An experienced motorist sometimes allows himself little distractions, which are in any case dangerous and should be avoided. A fortiori, in a situation where we are far from accustomed, we need eliminate any distraction . Try to keep the stereo of the car with a very low volume (or turn it off completely), if you have passengers in your car with you ask them to help you keep your concentration, do not use smartphones or mobile phones! 7 - Drive along well-known roads or get a satellite navigator.
You might not initially know the ways to go in depth, but technology can? come to your aid. Use the maps available for your smartphone and study the path before departure. Even better, equip yourself with a GPS navigator. to have real-time driving directions that will facilitate your driving. 8 - Choose a small car
All these tips will not serve you much? if you decide to use a large car. & Egrave; advisable to practice with a small subcompact. what will it be? make more easy your left-hand drive approach. 9 - Remember to look first to the right
Especially when leaving a parking lot, remember look first to the right , and not on the left. The circulation of cars? in fact inverted and, even if your instinct leads you to check on the left, make sure you look the other way! 10 - Always drive the lane pi? left
On the roads with pi? lanes, always keep on the most left . The march? pi? slow but, given your beginners condition, this will not be possible? that be an advantage! Curiosities: the origins of the left hand drive At the end of this little guide you may be wondering: why? in some countries do you drive on the left? Are we or are "them" the "wrong" ones? According to history, but also to mechanics, who "mistakes" we are ! In the Middle Ages, in fact, the soldiers had to proceed keeping the left side of the road. In this way, they could unsheathe the sword - positioned right on the left side - easily using the right hand. This use and military custom? was later imposed as a real obligation even by Pope Boniface VIII, until Robespierre, as a sign of protest against the Church, decided to "do the opposite" . Even Napoleon was in favor of this change of gear, especially because? left-handed! This historical explanation is accompanied by a technical one, which concerns the assembly of the first cars. . In them, the handbrake was positioned on the outside of the right side of the vehicle. In this way, the steering wheel and driver had to be necessarily on the same side. After the handbrake has taken its central position and inside the passenger compartment, the use of the most popular hand is favored. strong - in theory, the right - and consequently the driver's seat moves to the left.
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