It's not too difficult but you do need to have your wits about you! It'll probably take you a day or two to get your head around it all. Also, don't be alarmed -people will undertake you as well as overtake on the freeway - it's the norm here. Oh, and you can turn right on a red traffic light, coast being clear of course (best thing since sliced bread )

Just remember, you in the middle of the road, passenger to the kirb. Oh yeah and don't be surpised if you get honked at for not turning on red.

Only when I'm really tired. I found myself sitting on the wrong side of the road at a set of traffic lights on the way to work one morning. I was literally sitting there trying to figure out why the cars facing me (at the red light opposite) were on the wrong side of the road.

I bet I can guess your next thought!

"What's that smell?"

By the time you get that car back, that will probably be the local price of gas.

parallel parking shouldn't be any different as you can park on either side of the street in the UK...

It is pretty easy really. You just have to know the small rules. My first experience driving here in the US was at 1am on a cold February morning after flight delays. Snow falling at about 3ft an hour, but they did a superb job of clearing the motorways, otherwise I am sure I'd have ended up buried off the road. But the rules such as when it says "STOP" you have to stop. If they catch you even rolling, you get a ticket. Their police can be pretty unforgiving about speeding too, even if you're a few miles per hour over too.

Other than that, the only issue i had with driving on the other side, was where do i put my right elbow (as being in the UK, you always put it by the window), but unless you drive a beast with an armrest, you'll find that you have no idea what to do with your right arm at times with all the automatics that you get here!!!

But good luck, I am sure you won't find it hard!

It was something like.. "Oh shit!"

Ha! I nailed it!

Brits are way better drivers then Americans. Brits just adapt better then most.
Most Brits are more then capable of driving in foreign countries, LH or RH drive.
Virtually all Americans, are incapable of driving anywhere that does not drive LH drive.
I have known & met many US drivers, in fact the instructor who gave me the original 3 hour video course, that were scared to drive in UK. SCARY really.
Frank R.

You seem to be having a really bad week, Frank. Everything OK?

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Does it show.
Reg. Frank R.

The first time I arrived in the US it was 1am, I'd been travelling for nearly a day, I got in a rental car and promptly drove the wrong way up the freeway. Luckily I noticed in time to do a U-turn.

My parents did exactly the same thing in Florida last year.

So I suppose the moral of the story is don't drive anywhere near me or my family (we're all in Maine right now btw).

I manage to drive here fine now... whe first driving i used to veer across and ride the cats eyes a bit but now im very used to where i should be....

I drive a manual here too The instructor at the DMV almost had a heart attack - female, english, manual drive - huh unheard of apparently - Whatever!!

now what you have to be more careful of is the sodding trollies left in carparks and how they like to just ram them into your car with no worries about scratches and dents

Mr RB is never happy about that :curse: