Visitors to the uk be warned

[stickman]

I think that's what made it so easy for me, no new pattern to learn. The engrained muscle memory did all the work and I didn't even have to think about it. Learning a new shift pattern would have taken longer and probably done some damage to the transmission as well.

You haven’t driven in England till you’ve driven over Hard knot pass and Wrynose pass both in the Lake District. Look them. By the way there’s a Roman fort you can see up Hard Knot.

[CBH]

I'm very impressed that you and your girl drive your stick-shift car !!

[Kitfoxdave]

Years back, went to Wales, England and Scotland. In Wales used public transport and freinds driving us around. In England, we took trains to York and train, taxi to Wall... utilized taxi to explore Hadrians wall... took train to Edinburgh and then went with friends to Ft William. In Ft William I hired an estate car (automatic bad leg so clutch is nogo), and carefully drove up the Grand Glen to Loch Ness then on to Skye. It took about a days drive in the highlands to get used to driving... I kept a close eye on vehichles in front and behind and pulled onto shoulder where there was sufficient room to let others pass. It was a pleasant drive. After a week in the highlands, we came by the south shore of Loch Lommond and got dumped into a golf tournament heavy traffic! I elected to take the first bridge over the Clyde and continue our explorations from there!
As they say, be careful and alert! We had a wonderful time without incident. When I got back to the states, it took a couple weeks to readjust!

[Pleater]

If you do decide to drive here, GPS might be useful as it prompts the correct lane to be in and how to get around the sometimes complicated combination of roundabouts - there is one in Christchurch which used to worry me but it is a doddle now as there is the blue line on the screen to show which exit to take, all I have to worry about are those drivers trying to negotiate the situation without guidance other than the road signs, which look as though they were based on a spider's web spun under the influence.

Anne the Pleater

[MacKenzie]

...the road signs, which look as though they were based on a spider's web spun under the influence.

That's no different in the US.

Until a few years ago roundabouts were few and far between here in North Carolina. Now they seem to be the solution for every point of congestion. And people are about as adept at navigating them as they are 4-way stops.

[SF Jeff]

That's no different in the US.

Until a few years ago roundabouts were few and far between here in North Carolina. Now they seem to be the solution for every point of congestion. And people are about as adept at navigating them as they are 4-way stops.

There's a great video on youtube about why roundabouts never took off in America, and why 4-way intersections dominate. They are slowly catching on now but it's a hard sell, which is also addressed in the video. I think it's on the Wendover channel. Well worth a look.