Driving in the USA for the first time

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Originally Posted by EgoFG

I thought "easy turn" and "Hard Turn" instead right and left.
(In Au left is easy, in USA right is easy)

After a while your brain switches over.

Interestingly when I remember the US driving now I was on the right hand side of the car !
Crazy brain !

I used to go out with a girl who got very confused between her left and right. One night after saying turn right here and ending up down a side street on the wrong side of the main road, we came up with a system of calling 'my way' or 'your way' for turns. 'My way' (with me being on the passenger side) meant a left turn and 'Your way' meaning a right turn. As the driver they swap, but it's natural to do when hearing directions.

Get used to that before you go, it will transfer over when you swap sides sitting in the car. As the driver 'my way' turns mean you are going across the oncoming lane and watch out for traffic, 'your way' turns mean hug the curb.