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Old 13-08-2008, 11:18 PM   #31
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Its coz Maccas drive through windows are on the right hand side....
Oh god now I need to dry my eyes from the tears of laughter.

Short, sweet, and truthful!!!
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Old 13-08-2008, 11:22 PM   #32
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You mean the war or indenpendance!

The Poms helped the confederate south by suppiling arms during the civil war.

Yeah, that. :gren:

Not being American, I can't be expected to know exact details. In the same Vein that many Americans think that Sydney is Australia's capitol.
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Old 13-08-2008, 11:43 PM   #33
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Which is a good thing because cars which are converted to RHD from LHD often have the indicator stalk on the left side which is a pain in the butt!!! Japanese cars generally DON'T have this problem. My Mazda 3's indicators were on the right side which is a GOOD THING.
If I had a 5 cents for every person that goes on about this pointless argument I'd be a billionaire. It's insignificant. I owned a manual focus with lhd indicator, it means nothing, it's not dangerous, it's not hard to adapt and it's a pointless waste of breath to even care about it.
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Old 14-08-2008, 07:44 AM   #34
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Yeah, that. :gren:

Not being American, I can't be expected to know exact details. In the same Vein that many Americans think that Sydney is Australia's capitol.
Isn't it?
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Old 14-08-2008, 06:49 PM   #35
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If I had a 5 cents for every person that goes on about this pointless argument I'd be a billionaire. It's insignificant. I owned a manual focus with lhd indicator, it means nothing, it's not dangerous, it's not hard to adapt and it's a pointless waste of breath to even care about it.
Agreed. I drive a truck that has the indicators and wipers on the opposite sides to the ones on the Barge.
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Old 14-08-2008, 06:52 PM   #36
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Yeah, that. :gren:

Not being American, I can't be expected to know exact details. In the same Vein that many Americans think that Sydney is Australia's capitol.
Yeh but most Sydneysiders think that too.
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Old 14-08-2008, 10:15 PM   #37
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Perhaps sweden will have to change back to RHD as the two fastest growing number of new cars are China and India....both RHD.

Soon we will be in the majority.
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Old 14-08-2008, 10:34 PM   #38
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Perhaps sweden will have to change back to RHD as the two fastest growing number of new cars are China and India....both RHD.

Soon we will be in the majority.
China drives on the right. India drives on the left.
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Old 14-08-2008, 11:26 PM   #39
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Not much to add to this discussion except I wish it was all the same ..... some freakin tourist forgot which country they were in and were heading straight for me a few years back... I nearly shat my pants that night. hahaha
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Old 14-08-2008, 11:40 PM   #40
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Isn't it?
Canberra is Australia's capital city.
Melbourne is the sporting capital of the world.
Sydney appears to be Australia's capital of delusion. Mind you, night life in Sydney is very good.
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Old 15-08-2008, 12:46 AM   #41
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Canberra is Australia's capital city.
Melbourne is the sporting capital of the world.
Sydney appears to be Australia's capital of delusion. Mind you, night life in Sydney is very good.
Sydney is also the consumer of almost the entire NSW budget. They have a nice bridge and Opera House, but I don't see much else of value for the money.
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Old 15-08-2008, 11:55 AM   #42
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All the 70's English small Fords (Escort, Cortina and Capri) had indicators on the left hand side of the column too
That's still the case with most (if not all) British/European cars. The indicators are on the left.
Have a look at any Mondeo, Focus or Fiesta for example.

That's one thing I noticed when I moved over here 7 years ago, the indicators being on the damn right!
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Old 15-08-2008, 12:14 PM   #43
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Sydney is also the consumer of almost the entire NSW budget. They have a nice bridge and Opera House, but I don't see much else of value for the money.
Quite clearly you've never had a bit night out at the Cross. Kills anything Melbourne has.
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Old 15-08-2008, 12:47 PM   #44
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Sydney is also the consumer of almost the entire NSW budget. They have a nice bridge and Opera House, but I don't see much else of value for the money.
True, And I don't see that much value in the bridge either, having to drive over it in peak hour.
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Old 15-08-2008, 02:18 PM   #45
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The first of the Model T Fords were RHD (and also drove on the right side of the road), then I believe they put the steering wheel on the left for obvious reasons. The US Postal Service still have RHD vehicles.
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