- 1. Re: Near Side (score: 1)
- Author: pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@medtron.medtronic.COM (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 92 12:18:52 CDT
- As long as I have been a Britcar enthusiast, I still get confused by "nearside" and "offside". -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 298-5324
- /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00727.html (6,801 bytes)
- 2. Re: Near Side (score: 1)
- Author: berry@hawking.pei.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 92 15:13:02 -0700
- Nearside is toward the kerb; offside is away. This means that it changes between RHD and LHD cars. Sybil's nearside is the right, but the Bentley's is on the left. --berry (.... I *think* that's rig
- /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00728.html (6,909 bytes)
- 3. Re: Near Side (score: 1)
- Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard)
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 92 23:33:08 EDT
- I think the term originated when horses were the more common mode of transport. The nearside, which is the left side, is the side you climb onto a horse from. In Britain, this is the passenger side o
- /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00736.html (6,991 bytes)
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