Thanks, guys
Wow, I can't believe I had the definitions wrong all these years. I thought
"near side" was near the driver. Guess not. :)
"Left side" and "right side" are certainly clearer... I think I'll stick
with those.
-Nick
> From: zoboherald@aol.com
> > The "off
> > side" of the car does not change relative to where the steering wheel
> > is. The off side is always the RH side of the car, and the "near side"
> > is the LH side (nearest the kerb in the UK, where they drive on the LH
> > side of the road).
> >
> > --Andy Mace
> Which is why I never use that terminology. Car right. Car left. In
> the normal forward direction of travel. Works for everybody, whether
> you have kerbs or curbs.
>
> --
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:07:00 -0400 zoboherald@aol.com wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwolf@u.washington.edu
>
> Correction: Driver's side for LHD, offside for RHD. The body-in-white
> plate did
> not change sides with the steering wheel, unlike some later ID plates.
>
> ==AM==
> Nick, please forgive a slight correction to your correction. The "off
> side" of the car does not change relative to where the steering wheel
> is. The off side is always the RH side of the car, and the "near side"
> is the LH side (nearest the kerb in the UK, where they drive on the LH
> side of the road).
>
> --Andy Mace
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