A bit of clarification: this is on multi-lane roads. You don't have to
expect somebody to come roaring past you on the shoulder. At least it's
unlikely, anyway.
A bit of clarification: this is on multi-lane roads. You don't have to
expect somebody to come roaring past you on the shoulder. At least it's
unlikely, anyway.
> Hi all, hope this is the right froup to ask :)
> I'm getting married this year, and myself and my fiance are honeymooning in
> San Diego, California. We are both from England (finance was originally
> from Canada), but are a wee bit anxious about driving in the 'states.
I understand that several American tourists are lost each
year in England to the opposite problem... (At least
according to that authority on European traffic:
author Tom Clancy ;)
- Matt
Having driven in the States and played MM2 a lot, I must respectfully
disagree.
-Phasor
Charlie
Orlando? I read somewhere that it had become something of a tourist
attraction for visitors from Europe...
--
"After all, a mere thousand yards... such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
The GPL Scrapyard: bits 'n' bobs at http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com
<snip>
Nope - we're still not metric on roadsigns. (Ireland uses mph *and*
km/h!)
--
"After all, a mere thousand yards... such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
The GPL Scrapyard: bits 'n' bobs at http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com
> Hi all, hope this is the right froup to ask :)
> I'm getting married this year, and myself and my fiance are honeymooning in
> San Diego, California. We are both from England (finance was originally
> from Canada), but are a wee bit anxious about driving in the 'states.
> Does anyone know of any simulation which would be reasonable for driving
> around the streets of a californian city? I've tried downloading Driver (1)
> for the PC, but for some reason the controls (I have USB keyboard & mouse)
> are erratic - they keep 'sticking', and 'lagging'... odd behaviour. Apart
> from that - the LA driving in "Driver" is perfect :)
> Does anyone know of a replacement sim for US (right hand side of the road)
> driving? Preferably one with traffic lights, and LA or San Diego maps would
> be a bonus!
> Many thanks in advance,
> --
> Liddle Feesh
> ' O 0 o <"//>< ' o'^
> (Remove UNDERPANTS to reply)
FWIW, I'm planning on coming to the UK the first week of April to attend
a convention in the Bristol, area. I'm scared shitless at the thought of
driving a car out of Gatwick or Heathrow. (My experiences at Chicago's
O'Hare airport is the primary reason for my fears. I'll be flying out of
Milwaukee this time.) I guess I'll just drive like I'm at Silverstone...
isn't that an old airport?
Wish me luck :-)
Gary Stephenson
If you can drive in the UK ok then you can drive anywhere. UK drivers are
madmen compared to here.
Yea, but passing on the right is a real bad habit that some people have.
> > I'm getting married this year, and myself and my fiance are honeymooning
> in
> > San Diego, California. We are both from England (finance was originally
> > from Canada), but are a wee bit anxious about driving in the 'states.
> If you can drive in the UK ok then you can drive anywhere. UK drivers are
> madmen compared to here.
--
Gunnar
#31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo: 2
gnus don't kill people. gnus-summary-lower-score kills people.
Especialy the ones in London. Crossing a street in London is a close brush
with death.
SB
>Yea, but passing on the right is a real bad habit that some people have.
Eldred
--
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
GPLRank - under construction...
Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
with experience...
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
[snip]
Thanks for your comments - very helpful (same to everyone else whom I
haven't replied to yet!)
Silverstone? Not sure. Driving a car out of Heathrow is considerably easier
than driving out of Gatwick, since with Gatwick - it is far easier to end up
in London or Brighton if you miss the turning for the M25.
The actual 'driving' is pretty easy. The roads are wide (ish) and well
marked. Getting in and out of the airport is REALLY SIMPLE, especially for
Heathrow.
Gatwick again, just be careful when you come out you are in the right lane
for the way you want to go (this is signposted at least twice, and written
on the road too!) If you get the wrong one, you can turn round at the next
junction anyway.
Easy.
--
Liddle Feesh
' O 0 o <"//>< ' o'^
(Remove UNDERPANTS to reply)
--
Liddle Feesh
' O 0 o <"//>< ' o'^
(Remove UNDERPANTS to reply)