Most of us do it. It is a cultural rite of passage especially in the USA. How many take the responsibility seriously? I get a little nervous when I think about driving in England. Narrow roads; high driving speeds; new road layouts; different road signs and markings; so much more traffic compared to when I learned to drive. My driving instructor all those years ago was very pleased when I finally passed the driving test. He told me after the fact that it was the head examiner of the test centre who took me out and he had feared a different result.
My brother-in-law showed me how to drive in a short wheel base Land Rover on a disused WWII aerodrome when I was about fifteen. I didn't really have a great interest in cars then and relied on push-bikes and public transport to get around. Only one of my friends drove. He had an old Ford Prefect at first then an Anglia, this was in Essex after all. My first car, an Austin A40, I shared with my sister.
To prepare for the trip to England I'm boning up on The Highway Code.
25 April Addendum: I passed the theory practice test two for cars so I think I know enough about the Highway Code not to do anything too egregious. I lost my copy of "Roadcraft". I'll take the other practice test in a couple of days to make sure.
Keep left. Mirror - signal - manoeuvre
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