My first taxi ride in an lhd car

Posted June 29th, 2008.

I lived in Europe for about six months, and had taken innumerable taxi rides while I was there. At first, sitting in what would have been the driver’s seat had I been in a left hand drive (lhd) car was unnerving. After a while, though, I grew used to it. What was particularly bizarre was when I returned to the United States. I found a taxi driver at the airport. He got out to help me put my luggage in the car. It was when we got in the taxi that we had troubles; I opened his door and almost got into the driver’s seat!