Interestingly, in Lisbon, the subways and trains all run on the left-hand
track even though the Portuguese cars drive on the right. The must have
hired a British company to design their subways.
Peter Schauss
1963 BJ7
1980 MGB
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-
> bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Alan Seigrist
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 7:48 PM
> To: HealeyRick
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Keep left
>
> I am in London from time to time. Generally yes they walk left as well,
> but
> London is quite international so people are sort of all over the place...
> but the Tube is made for walking left, so that should let you know the
> expected convention.
>
> Hong Kong walking is all over the place (also very international), but
> they
> have a great set up for pedestrians where when you come to a crosswalk,
> there's big white letters & an arrow painted on the road to tell you
> whether
> to look left or right. Not a bad idea...
>
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '59 Jag Mk IX
> '64 BJ8
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 3:10 AM, HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Norman,
> >
> > I've noticed that not only do we Americans keep right when driving, we
> do
> > it
> > when walking on sidewalks or down a hallway as well. Do the British
> "Walk
> > left"?
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