RNZ is the source of this story.
Alexandra in the South Island had its blossom festival this weekend just gone, a celebration of horticulture in the region which is known for cherries, apricots and grapes, and of course wine, as well as other stone fruit along with apples and pears. So of course the police were out checking to make sure there wasn’t too much wine drunk by drivers.
We drive on the left hand side of the road (with the steering wheel on the right) here in NZ….
They’d been pulled up twice already and both times the police officers hadn’t really noticed straight away either, but this time the police officer did not notice at all that they were driving a big old left hand drive American car. To add to the mirth the passenger was also holding a drink between his legs.
I’m sure I recognize those guys but I cannot quite place them right now.
Enjoy.
Of course when America used to make cars for the world they never really manufactured them for the other side of the road for those of us that drive on the right hand side. That includes us, India, Japan, Great Britain & Australia. You would have thought there was enough of us to encourage it. But other than the plants that American companies set up in Australia or the UK it didn’t happen as far as I know.
In other great news that prick Dan Andrews has resigned as Premier of Victoria. Better news to come, one hopes, about his prosecution for war crimes.
Because of the *died suddenly* the police are under instructions to test the passenger, co-pilots.
It’s a question I sometimes think about when driving. How does it
feel to switch from left to right side driving? We are creatures of habit.
Is it easy to change over?
Or, does it come naturally when in the same environment?
Some here in Australia predicted that Victoria’s Premier, Dan Andrews
would not leave the position until he had been 3,000 days in office
which entitled him to a bronze statue being erected in his honour.
Of course he has denied he remained long enough to be eligible
for the Statue.