> The terms in question are "near side" and "off side," meaning as best as I
> can fathom the left and right hand side of the car, from an occupant's
> perspective. All is fine, except I would guess that the "near" side ought
> to be the driver's side (i.e. the side closest to the driver, which it
> ain't) and the "off" side ought to be the passenger side (the side away from
> the driver, which it ain't, either). Can anyone who speaks non-American
> English as a native explain? The only way I can see this making sense is
> from the perspective of a stander-by, on the curb of the road. In that
> case, the near side is closest to the person and the off side is towards the
> center of the road. Something tells me I'm getting a bit too clever with
If your car has wire wheels with knock-offs give 'em a check. My
snake knock-offs (at least the original ones) are marked near side and
off side. Can't recall which is which off hand (no pun intended). I
assume you're taking UK RHD into account?
Roland
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