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Re: For our Australian friends



[from Scott Bermes]

>Greetings,
>
>I just won free airfare from Los Angeles to Sydney and will only have
>about one week to enjoy a vacation.  Since all of us on this list enjoy
>driving, is it a good idea to go with a rental car and experience the

[snip]
Lucky You. Wish we were all going.

>I have never driven on "the other side", so don't know if its very
>different, or just a mental thing one gets over after your first near
>miss!  But I appreciate any suggestions on the pros/cons (if any) on

The advice I was given was to keep me, the driver, away from the curb
(kerb). This works till one gets into those damned One Way streets. Then
everything gets confusing. Especially when one exits from One Way street
into regular 2-Way traffic.

Honk honk! Hey Ya damned Tourist! Watch where you're going . . .

Ernest Wong
esw5@cornell.edu