Nate
Today was my first day driving on the other side of the road. You can be crossing a road, or entering an intersection, it is incredible how instinctual it is for those of us raised in North America to always think of looking left, and then right. Full reversal here. Always look right and then left.
On my first day out and about driving, my friend Greg (Cowan) figures I was batting about 0.500 with the signal lights vs. the windshield wipers. Greg remained calm throughout. It somewhat reminded me of the AMA driving trainer from a couple decades ago. This calm voice that is really shielding a fear like none other. By the end of the day, we figure I had got my signal light accuracy up to about 70%.
It is worth noting that I do believe driving in Canberra to be much more fluid than in Alberta, where so much is stop-go-stop-go. I'll see if I can find the stats, but I'd almost guess that there are 2 or 3 roundabouts for every intersection with lights. 4-way stops? What's a 4-way stop?
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