NZ driving

Posted on 03. September 2010 02:49 - no comments

Its bad enough that you have to drive on the left side of the road, but it doesn't make it any easier when there are houses coming at you. Tho locals though seem to be used to a lot tourist and ski racers that are used to driving on the right side. They can spot that you are in a rental car from miles away, and then they keep distance. Specially when you're coming in to an intersection and you hit the windshield wiper instead of the signal lights. Oh yeah, they put those on the other side too. I went biking the other day, and the brakes were the same deal. Front wheel break right hand and back wheel left. Almost took a dive over the handlebar before I realized. Reminds you that you're out travelling. The crazy thing is that in Sweden they used to drive on the left side too. Imagine driving across the boarder and then just having to change. I thing it was in the 50's they switched. "Dear people of Sweden, tomorrow we'll start driving on the other side of the road"...