European Traffic

un1t · 06-19-2003

What's the general feeling towards European traffic?
Are there any euro countries which convert particular well...or bad?

sarettah · 06-19-2003

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Originally posted by un1t@Jun 19 2003, 12:44 AM
What's the general feeling towards European traffic?

They all drive on the wrong side of the fucking road !!!!

Timon · 06-19-2003

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Originally posted by sarettah@Jun 19 2003, 12:50 AM

They all drive on the wrong side of the fucking road !!!!

ehm... mainland Europeans drive on the same side as the Americans... it's the Australians and the Brittish who got it wrong.

el pres · 06-19-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by un1t@Jun 19 2003, 12:44 AM
What's the general feeling towards European traffic?
Are there any euro countries which convert particular well...or bad?

If you can bill them, they convert well.

Some much better than US traffic.

sarettah · 06-19-2003

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Originally posted by Timon@Jun 19 2003, 01:25 AM
ehm... mainland Europeans drive on the same side as the Americans... it's the Australians and the Brittish who got it wrong.

Really ??

I did not know that......

Thanx, now I got my learning for today out of the way...cool... Party Time !!

un1t · 06-19-2003

The Brittish drive on the left side of the road because in days of old, the right hand had to be the closest to oncoming horse-back traffic to protect with the sword(think of a duel). The Australians also drive on this side because they are a Brittish settlement.
The french started riding on the right to differentiate themselves from the Brittish.
Dont get me started about rights and wrongs.
Only America could mistakenly refer to napoli (tomato) sauce as marinara sauce.
Marinara, meaning of the sea (marine), is a seafood sauce in every other country.
Only america could write a date as mm/dd/yyyy...wouldnt it be more sensible to have an ascending progression of dd/mm/yyyy like everywhere else? or possibly a descending yyyy/mm/dd or japan.
pronounce schedule as skedual, leave the 'u' out of colour, refer to a ball carrying sport as football blah blah

ok now you can flame me

JR · 06-19-2003

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Originally posted by un1t@Jun 19 2003, 05:44 AM
The Brittish drive on the left side of the road because in days of old, the right hand had to be the closest to oncoming horse-back traffic to protect with the sword(think of a duel). The Australians also drive on this side because they are a Brittish settlement.
The french started riding on the right to differentiate themselves from the Brittish.
Dont get me started about rights and wrongs.
Only America could mistakenly refer to napoli (tomato) sauce as marinara sauce.
Marinara, meaning of the sea (marine), is a seafood sauce in every other country.
Only america could write a date as mm/dd/yyyy...wouldnt it be more sensible to have an ascending progression of dd/mm/yyyy like everywhere else? or possibly a descending yyyy/mm/dd or japan.
pronounce schedule as skedual, leave the 'u' out of colour, refer to a ball carrying sport as football blah blah

ok now you can flame me

sarettah · 06-19-2003

rotflmfao........................

I think JR said it so well that I have not one fucking thing to add......

Thanx JR......

Almighty Colin · 06-19-2003

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Originally posted by JR@Jun 19 2003, 09:16 AM

One of the funniest posts of the decade.

Almighty Colin · 06-19-2003

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Originally posted by sarettah@Jun 19 2003, 09:20 AM
rotflmfao........................

I think JR said it so well that I have not one fucking thing to add......

Thanx JR......

That was perfection.

un1t · 06-19-2003

you went to a lot of trouble over that....must have hit a nerve

JR · 06-19-2003

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Originally posted by un1t@Jun 19 2003, 07:22 AM
you went to a lot of trouble over that....must have hit a nerve

i see it more as throwing you a messageboard life preserver

click here to save yourself

sarettah · 06-19-2003

Interesting stuff about right versus left side of the road driving at:

http://www.travel-library.com/general/driv...which_side.html

It seems that of the countries they list (240 total) 74 of them drive on the left side of the road and 166 are ride side of the roaders....

Also some info on why the various countries chose which side....

Right side of the road countries
---------------------------------
R Afghanistan
R Albania
R Algeria
R American Samoa
R Andorra
R Angola
R Argentina
R Armenia
R Aruba
R Austria
R Azerbaijan
R Bahrain
R Belarus
R Belgium
R Belize
R Benin
R Bolivia
R Bosnia and Herzegovina
R Brazil
R British Indian Ocean Territory (Diego Garcia)
R Bulgaria
R Burkina Faso
R Burundi
R Cambodia
R Cameroon
R Canada
R Cape Verde
R Central African Republic
R Chad
R Chile
R China, People's Republic of (Mainland China)
R Colombia
R Comoros
R Congo
R Costa Rica
R Croatia
R Cuba
R Czech Republic
R Denmark
R Djibouti
R Dominican Republic
R Ecuador
R Egypt
R El Salvador
R Equatorial Guinea
R Eritrea
R Estonia
R Ethiopia
R Faroe Islands (Denmark)
R Finland
R France
R French Guiana
R French Polynesia
R Gabon
R Gambia, The
R Gaza Strip
R Georgia
R Germany
R Ghana
R Gibraltar
R Greece
R Greenland
R Guadeloupe (French West Indies)
R Guam
R Guatemala
R Guinea
R Guinea-Bissau
R Haiti
R Honduras
R Hungary
R Iceland
R Iran
R Iraq
R Israel
R Italy
R Ivory Coast
R Jordan
R Kazakhstan
R Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea)
R Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
R Kuwait
R Kyrgyzstan
R Laos
R Latvia
R Lebanon
R Liberia
R Libya
R Liechtenstein
R Lithuania
R Luxembourg
R Macedonia
R Madagascar
R Mali
R Marshall Islands
R Martinique (French West Indies)
R Mauritania
R Mayotte (France)
R Mexico
R Micronesia, Federated States of
R Midway Islands (USA)
R Moldova
R Monaco
R Mongolia
R Morocco
R Myanmar (Burma)
R Netherlands
R Netherlands Antilles (Curacao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba)
R New Caledonia
R Nicaragua
R Niger
R Nigeria
R Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan)
R Norway
R Oman
R Palau
R Panama
R Paraguay
R Peru
R Philippines
R Poland
R Portugal
R Puerto Rico
R Qatar
R Reunion
R Romania
R Russia
R Rwanda
R Saint Barthélemy (French West Indies)
R Saint Martin (French West Indies)
R Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
R Samoa
R San Marino
R Sao Tome e Principe
R Saudi Arabia
R Senegal
R Sierra Leone
R Slovakia
R Slovenia
R Somalia (a part of Somalia trying to assert independence, Somaliland, drives on the left
R Spain
R Sudan
R Svalbard (Norway)
R Sweden
R Switzerland
R Syria
R Taiwan
R Tajikistan
R Togo
R Tunisia
R Turkey
R Turkmenistan
R Ukraine
R United Arab Emirates
R United States
R Uruguay
R Uzbekistan
R Vanuatu
R Venezuela
R Vietnam
R Wake Island (USA)
R Wallis and Futuna Islands [Fr.]
R West Bank
R Western Sahara (ex Spanish Sahara)
R Yemen
R Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
R Zaire

Wrong...err, I mean Left side of the road countries
---------------------------------------------------
L Anguilla
L Antigua and Barbuda
L Australia
L Bahamas
L Bangladesh
L Barbados
L Bermuda
L Bhutan
L Botswana
L Brunei
L Cayman Islands
L Christmas Island (Australia)
L Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
L Cook Islands
L Cyprus
L Dominica
L East Timor
L Falkland Islands
L Fiji
L Grenada
L Guernsey (Channel Islands)
L Guyana
L Hong Kong
L India
L Indonesia
L Ireland
L Isle of Man
L Jamaica
L Japan
L Jersey (Channel Islands)
L Kenya
L Kiribati
L Lesotho
L Macau
L Malawi
L Malaysia
L Maldives
L Malta
L Mauritius
L Montserrat
L Mozambique
L Namibia
L Nauru
L Nepal
L New Zealand
L Niue
L Norfolk Island (Australia)
L Pakistan
L Papua New Guinea
L Pitcairn Islands (Britain)
L Saint Helena
L Saint Kitts and Nevis
L Saint Lucia
L Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
L Seychelles
L Singapore
L Solomon Islands
L South Africa
L Sri Lanka
L Suriname
L Swaziland
L Tanzania
L Thailand
L Tokelau (New Zealand)
L Tonga
L Trinidad and Tobago
L Turks and Caicos Islands
L Tuvalu
L Uganda
L United Kingdom
L Virgin Islands (British)
L Virgin Islands (US)
L Zambia
L Zimbabwe

Almighty Colin · 06-19-2003

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Originally posted by sarettah@Jun 19 2003, 12:06 PM
Interesting stuff about right versus left side of the road driving at:

http://www.travel-library.com/general/driv...which_side.html

There's a map on that page that really breaks it down at a glance.

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sarettah Stay Out Of The Box Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lost in the ozone Posts: 10,318	Interesting stuff about right versus left side of the road driving at: http://www.travel-library.com/general/driv...which_side.html It seems that of the countries they list (240 total) 74 of them drive on the left side of the road and 166 are ride side of the roaders.... Also some info on why the various countries chose which side.... Right side of the road countries --------------------------------- R Afghanistan R Albania R Algeria R American Samoa R Andorra R Angola R Argentina R Armenia R Aruba R Austria R Azerbaijan R Bahrain R Belarus R Belgium R Belize R Benin R Bolivia R Bosnia and Herzegovina R Brazil R British Indian Ocean Territory (Diego Garcia) R Bulgaria R Burkina Faso R Burundi R Cambodia R Cameroon R Canada R Cape Verde R Central African Republic R Chad R Chile R China, People's Republic of (Mainland China) R Colombia R Comoros R Congo R Costa Rica R Croatia R Cuba R Czech Republic R Denmark R Djibouti R Dominican Republic R Ecuador R Egypt R El Salvador R Equatorial Guinea R Eritrea R Estonia R Ethiopia R Faroe Islands (Denmark) R Finland R France R French Guiana R French Polynesia R Gabon R Gambia, The R Gaza Strip R Georgia R Germany R Ghana R Gibraltar R Greece R Greenland R Guadeloupe (French West Indies) R Guam R Guatemala R Guinea R Guinea-Bissau R Haiti R Honduras R Hungary R Iceland R Iran R Iraq R Israel R Italy R Ivory Coast R Jordan R Kazakhstan R Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea) R Korea, Republic of (South Korea) R Kuwait R Kyrgyzstan R Laos R Latvia R Lebanon R Liberia R Libya R Liechtenstein R Lithuania R Luxembourg R Macedonia R Madagascar R Mali R Marshall Islands R Martinique (French West Indies) R Mauritania R Mayotte (France) R Mexico R Micronesia, Federated States of R Midway Islands (USA) R Moldova R Monaco R Mongolia R Morocco R Myanmar (Burma) R Netherlands R Netherlands Antilles (Curacao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba) R New Caledonia R Nicaragua R Niger R Nigeria R Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) R Norway R Oman R Palau R Panama R Paraguay R Peru R Philippines R Poland R Portugal R Puerto Rico R Qatar R Reunion R Romania R Russia R Rwanda R Saint Barthélemy (French West Indies) R Saint Martin (French West Indies) R Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) R Samoa R San Marino R Sao Tome e Principe R Saudi Arabia R Senegal R Sierra Leone R Slovakia R Slovenia R Somalia (a part of Somalia trying to assert independence, Somaliland, drives on the left R Spain R Sudan R Svalbard (Norway) R Sweden R Switzerland R Syria R Taiwan R Tajikistan R Togo R Tunisia R Turkey R Turkmenistan R Ukraine R United Arab Emirates R United States R Uruguay R Uzbekistan R Vanuatu R Venezuela R Vietnam R Wake Island (USA) R Wallis and Futuna Islands [Fr.] R West Bank R Western Sahara (ex Spanish Sahara) R Yemen R Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) R Zaire Wrong...err, I mean Left side of the road countries --------------------------------------------------- L Anguilla L Antigua and Barbuda L Australia L Bahamas L Bangladesh L Barbados L Bermuda L Bhutan L Botswana L Brunei L Cayman Islands L Christmas Island (Australia) L Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) L Cook Islands L Cyprus L Dominica L East Timor L Falkland Islands L Fiji L Grenada L Guernsey (Channel Islands) L Guyana L Hong Kong L India L Indonesia L Ireland L Isle of Man L Jamaica L Japan L Jersey (Channel Islands) L Kenya L Kiribati L Lesotho L Macau L Malawi L Malaysia L Maldives L Malta L Mauritius L Montserrat L Mozambique L Namibia L Nauru L Nepal L New Zealand L Niue L Norfolk Island (Australia) L Pakistan L Papua New Guinea L Pitcairn Islands (Britain) L Saint Helena L Saint Kitts and Nevis L Saint Lucia L Saint Vincent and the Grenadines L Seychelles L Singapore L Solomon Islands L South Africa L Sri Lanka L Suriname L Swaziland L Tanzania L Thailand L Tokelau (New Zealand) L Tonga L Trinidad and Tobago L Turks and Caicos Islands L Tuvalu L Uganda L United Kingdom L Virgin Islands (British) L Virgin Islands (US) L Zambia L Zimbabwe __________________ Free Adult Webcams

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un1t Members Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 50	What's the general feeling towards European traffic? Are there any euro countries which convert particular well...or bad?