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[randomness]

Alas, as many of you have observed, I made a mistake on the poll I just posted and must repost the poll question. (LiveJournal does not allow polls to be edited.)

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[Poll #1521474]

Comments

[kirkcudbright.livejournal.com]

It's awesomely convenient to be able to drive almost anything.

And anywhere. Britain may have changed in the last 6 years, but every time I've been there, good luck finding a rental with automatic. Standard is still standard in large swaths of the world.

[whitebird.livejournal.com]

I would have had a harder time driving in England when I was there if I'd chosen an automatic vehicle. Having to shift with my left hand was a perfect reminder to "Hey! Something's different here, pay attention!"

(Also, Mini Cooper S'es are marvelous on England roundabouts...)

[kirkcudbright.livejournal.com]

Also, Mini Cooper S'es are marvelous on England roundabouts...

Alas, not so the 15-passenger van with a dodgy clutch, full of amputees and bicycles.

[whitebird.livejournal.com]

No, those aren't marvelous about anything, except for stories and feel-good points.

[totient]

Having 1/2 be away from you and R be towards you is damn disconcerting, though.

[kirkcudbright.livejournal.com]

As whitebird said, it's a reminder that "Hey! Something's different here, pay attention!" And my hands adjust pretty quickly.

The first time I drove in Britain (circa 1990), the steering wheel controls were reversed - turn signals on the right, windscreen washer on the left - and that really threw me. My hands never did adjust to that.