No I am not talking politics. I am not talking brain-sidedness. I am not talking handedness.

IMO, the essential divisor of mankind as roadedness. Which side of the road does your country use and why?

I see an Armageddon where the the countries of the Left (UK, Japan, India, South Africa, Australia) face-off against the countries of the Right (US, Russia, China, everyone else).

This looming confrontation compels me to this decision: I shall be strictly neutral. I shall drive squarely in the middle of the road. If only everyone would be so open minded.

roadedness

-- Lars (larsguy@yahoo.com), June 16, 2001

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TRY READING ,THE BOOK OF DANIEL'AND DO A STUDY OF =END TIMES PROPHECY. WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE[FEET] OF CLAY & IRON.YOU,LL HAVE A MAJOR CLUE!!

-- al-d. (dogs@zianet.com), June 16, 2001.

The roadedness issue tests the limits of Libertarianism. In a free society, I should be free to choose which side of the road that I care to drive on. I deeply resent the intrusion of the nanny state in my choice.

-- (Ayn_Rand_@_anarchy.forever), June 16, 2001.

Dear Lars, Having moved to Ireland from the Uk in the last year driving on the "right" side of the road has not been a problem.However it is rather the pedestrians.The Irish seem to been keen walkers & traversing roads particularly in rural Ireland can be quite traumatic at any time of the day or night for fear of suddenly coming across a walker in the middle of nowhere striding along.

You should also drive on the hard shoulder where present,to allow for greater room for overtaking.The problem is that the hard shoulder can disappear without warning & is used for parking & putting out dustbins where it runs pass houses.

Any quirky things where you live ?

-- chris (NotAngela'sAshes@here.com), June 16, 2001.

Chris--

Yes, actually. Maybe 3 years ago I was driving on a curvy suburban street. It was a foggy night. Visibility was poor. I was in the right lane (slow lane). It was a narrow 4 lane street--no median, with curbs.

Suddenly a bike appeared right in front of me, heading towards me. I instinctively swerved into the left lane (passing lane). If there had been a car there I would have hit it and the cyclist too. Luckily there was no car. In this country, bikes are supposed to move with the traffic. This jerk was asking to get killed.

If I was from England, I might have instinctively swerved right.

-- Lars (larsguy@yahoo.com), June 16, 2001.

Lars:

I might have instinctively swerved right.

From your present position, I don't think that is possible. *<)))

Best Wishes,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), June 16, 2001.

Ah, but I did swerve left. Life is strange.

-- Lars (larsguy@yahoo.com), June 16, 2001.