Driving in the UK

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In this video I describe what it is like to drive in the UK.
The UK has 35 Million vehicles which is approximately 1 vehicle to every 2 people.
The UK adopts the Right Hand Drive Configuration, The controls are moved over to the right hand seat.
Although we are not the only country to use the Right Hand Drive, we slightly unique. we still have our indicator stalk on the left, which is the same as the rest of europe. this is different to other RHD countries which have their Indicator stalk on the right.
We allow Left Hand Drive (LHD) cars from europe under the terms of the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (UNECE)
We are the only country in the world with both mph (miles per hour) and Km/h (Kilometres per hour) on our speedometers.
the roads in the UK come in multiple varieties
-Minor Roads (B, C, D, & Unclassified) make up 87% of roads
-Major Roads (A) make up 12% of roads
-Motorways (M) make up 1% of roads
Together Motorways and A roads account for 65% of all road traffic
the UK has over 7500 miles of Trunk Road which is managed by the individual constituent countries
-The Highways Agency (England)
-Transport Scotland (Scotland)
-SWTRA & NMWTRA (Wales)
-Road Service (Northern Ireland)
The Speed limits vary based on the road type and the type of vehicle being driven.

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@TimmyM 6 лет назад

Haha, 2:28: "wherever the hell the manufacturer wants to put it", funniest part! So true.

@michaelkennedy8573 7 лет назад

I don't know why I'm watching this. I've only ever drove in the UK

@ronloc3309 5 лет назад

To know if there's anything you're missing out maybe?

@ironhead108 5 лет назад

Late night “entertainment?”

@ShikiraPressley 4 года назад

I used to drive in Canada and nothing for many miles just the odd Convoy - I have driven here yet would never relish it again. Far too many road-blocks; overtakers and terribly expensive road taxes - you need to be mad to own a car here (unless necessity calls for it). F1 roads everywhere so best off walking if you can do it.

@insignificantdebris9048 4 года назад

I just had a dream that I crashed a car in the UK and my reason was “ I don’t know UK traffic rules” and now as I woke up I’m over here watching UK traffic rules lmao

@joelmulder 4 года назад

InsignificantDebris I sometimes have dreams about getting totally confused and messing up while driving in Japan or the UK. Good to hear im not the only person that has this 😂

@jur4x 4 года назад

Most of the rules are the same as in most of the world. Viena convention on road traffic sorts that out

@SebastianGross641 6 лет назад

As preparation for driving a rental car on my upcoming vacation in the UK, this is very helpful (and apparently the only video that really explains all the details in the cockpit of a british car) thank you!

@Honey-cz9zq 2 года назад

I am an American and a New Yorker so for certain this has been very informative. I love the graphics. My hope is that you may add one explaining/illustrating the main road signs. Regardless...awesome job!!!💕💕💕

@christopheroliver8762 6 лет назад

Wow. After several years after doing this video, I'm surprised at the amount of views and subscribers I've received. Thanks to all of you for all of your feedback (positive and negative). I'm happy that this has been helpful to all those driving in the UK for the first time and all those who were just curious. I believe I should pick this back up again. In that spirit, what would be your suggestions for my next video?

@danci947 4 года назад

It was a nice project. You should def restart it mate!

@asingularity9050 5 лет назад

Great video. A must watch if you're going to be driving in the U.K.

@bonzo21290 4 года назад

What an excellent video. I'm from the States and am preparing to drive in the UK, from London to Glasgow. This video is extremely helpful and I now know more about the British roadways than I do the American ones ;)

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY Год назад

US Virgin Islands drives at the left side but mostly LHD US vehicles

@Jefff72 5 лет назад

I’m American and was stationed there 3 yrs back in the 90s. Good times! Now I’m (civilian) living in Germany. I find bigger difference in things like road signs between Germany & France than Germany & UK. Road signs in UK look nearly identical to those in Germany except on the left. You use I, II & iii on the Motorway like on the Autobahn. Except yours are yards instead of meters. Motorway is the literal translation of the German word Autobahn.

@Otacatapetl 7 лет назад

Something you should've pointed out for visitors is that the A/B/C designation is for how important a route it is, not how well-engineered it is. One doesn't follow from the other; you can have a B road which is better quality than an A road.

@KamillaSteczkowska 5 лет назад

Thanks so much! I’m gonna drive on the left hand side for the first time tomorrow, so nervous 😱 happy I watched your video 👌🏻

@jeromehartsch5835 4 года назад

How did it go?

@finalfantasy7820 3 года назад

I sat in the passenger seat (which is on the right) in my car and practiced shifting gear, using indicators etc. with my left hand. It was easy tbh but turning the wheel with right hand is a bit difficult. I guess I'll drive like a granny in UK.

@blcantrell 7 лет назад

Fantastic video! We'll be driving in the U.K. for the first time next week, and I feel infinitely more prepared.

@ronaldderooij1774 7 лет назад

I come from the continent, and decided to rent an (automatic) car in the UK. Automatic because I wanted to make my life easier and not shift with my wrong hand. I think that would have been the end of the gearbox/engine.. It all went well for 2 hours, after which my concentration on driving on the "wrong" side of the road slipped. Fortunately I had a co-driver shouting if I did it wrong. But after that experience, I decided never to drive in the UK/Ireland again. It is a shame, because I really liked the country. But no, not for me. I am too dangerous on UK roads. Ah well, at least I tried....

@ryanlast5799 7 лет назад

Ronald de Rooij Haha. You should try taking your own car with you. I'm English and took my car to france and belgium - surprisingly wasn't that difficult just very strange. Plus you have the benefit of other drivers noticing your foreign number plate and hopefully understanding why you are a little slow or unsure where to go. :)

@lightnbubbly 7 лет назад

Debating on trying. I reserved an automatic car and I will have a passenger with me who can help keep focus.

@D0wNhiLL 6 лет назад

@@barbaradyson6951 you're wrong 65% of the worlds cars are left-hand drive which means they drive on the RIGHT side of the road so logically the other 35% are the people who drive on the left with right hand drive like UK

@barbaradyson6951 6 лет назад

@@D0wNhiLL wrong re google your answer.

@lockergr 5 лет назад

Ronald de Rooij So in that regard, do you think that going ahead and just getting the stick would help? It would definitely mean that you couldn't just kind of daze off as often. I'll be solo the entire time, with no one to warn me except for other drivers.

@richardmiller3922 7 лет назад

I'm a UK driver, this is a really informative video. Thanks.

@srabukawaqa9060 6 лет назад

Australia,Fiji,New Zealand,Ireland,United Kingdom,India,Japan,Pakistan,South Africa,U. S. Virgin Islands,Tonga,Papua New Guinea,Namibia,Thailand,Hong Kong and many more drive on the left side of the road and have steering wheels on the right side of the vehicle.

@Maniac3020 8 лет назад

In Canada, most vehicles have both MPH and Km/h on the dashboard. Probably due to the U.S. being nearby, and citizens from the 2 nations regularly crossing borders. It's really useful, because we have a van that has MPH as the primary measurement on the speedometer, but there's still KPH to look at. I have been looking at these combined dashboards for so long that I have memorized the common speed increments for cars in both Km/h and MPH, so I can compare them in my head. Funnily enough, I've also learned both Celsius and Fahrenheit, as Celsius is the primary unit of temperature measurement, but our house has old, Fahrenheit thermostats, so I've been comparing the 2 my whole life. I can't compare them exactly, but I do know roughly where they meet.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 7 лет назад

Maniac3020 1990 Volvo 960 in Canada does not have MPH. All LHD European vehicles does not have MPH.

@byronchavarria4954 4 года назад

Canada Mexico And UK Have Both km/h & MPH

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY Год назад

@@byronchavarria4954 Mexican vehicles that are not available in the US, can’t be registered in the US, only have km/h, some vehicles have both km/h and MPH at the inner ring

@kencollins1186 7 лет назад

I live in the US. I bought my first car in 1973, and I've never owned a car that did not have km/h on the speedometer. I suppose that's because we have a huge land border with Canada, which has speed limits in km/h.

@e-curb 6 лет назад

If you bought a car in the USA in 1973, it didn't have km/h. The first metric speedos in Canada appeared in 1976, then all cars had them when Canada went metric in 1978.

@binkymagnus 5 лет назад

super helpful. i need to drive in England for the first time next week on a business trip. shifting with my "wrong hand" is definitely going to be the trickiest thing to get used to. have to overcome years of muscle memory. maybe I'll start practicing by brushing my teeth with my left hand!

@fredgrove4220 7 лет назад

I was a British truck driver doing international work for 26 years. My truck was a LHD Daf, which I drove in both UK and Continental Europe. I had 2 cars, a Chevrolet Corvette, LHD, and a Vauxhall Astra RHD. The Corvette was Auto and the Astra was manual. I never once got confused, I found it quite normal to switch from a 44 tonne LHD truck, with auto trans, to RHD Astra, manual to LHD Corvette LHD auto. So if I can do it Why cannot other people do it? I now live in the Philippines , as my wife is a Philippines citizen, I now drive a Nissan, LHD manual, no problems,

@redtra236 6 лет назад

Ew Corvette in auto? Even here in the USA that's frowned upon lol

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 5 лет назад

fred grove What Nissan car that you’re driving in the Philippines? Is it LHD converted from Japan or something??

@godzilla614UT 2 года назад

Thank you! This is exactly what I hoped to find for an upcoming trip to Scotland.

@bushyconn 7 лет назад

The UK is, as ever , consistent in its inconstancy!

@Soruk42 6 лет назад

The National Speed Limit sign is NEVER used to indicate 30mph in built-up areas, these are always signed with an actual speed limit sign. Indeed, an example is the Basingstoke ring road, it is signed with the National Speed Limit sign - which is intended to mean (for cars) 60mph on the single carriageway section, and 70mph in the dual carriageway sections.

@britbazza2529 5 лет назад

@@r.h.8754 Anywhere that streetlamps are is a 30mph unless indicated otherwise by a higher speed limit on a round sign with a red ring round it and the speed clearly marked In black figures. But be very aware of the speed camera sites and the bloody pigs (police) with the mobile speed cameras that jump out from behind bushes as they always do!

@byronchavarria4954 4 года назад

100 km/h & 110 km/h

@suedenym8666 6 лет назад

Good video despite criticisms from those who can always do better but don't. One point which you covered but needs emphasising. By law, in the UK, you can only drive a manual car if you have passed a test on a manual car. If you haven't and you drive a manual car your insurance will be invalidated.

@lockergr 5 лет назад

Sue de Nym What about for visitors? In America all of our driving tests are in automatic vehicles, despite the fact that many of us learned on a manual. I read that a US driver's license was just fine for driving in Ireland. Shifting with the left hand will be a challenge however.

@britbazza2529 5 лет назад

@@lockergr if your taught in a automatic and it states automatic on your licence then a insurance company here will only insure you in an auto so check with the hire company and insurance company whether you can drive a manual over here. Enjoy your Holliday !

@lockergr 5 лет назад

brit bazza2 Thanks for the tip! A US driver's license is for any vehicle, but it's always worth checking!

@britbazza2529 5 лет назад

@@lockergr another thing just worth mentioning here as well is the fact that if for what ever reason the police pull you and for one reason or another find the car isn't insured for you to drive because your only licenced in a automatic then they will impound the car imediately and leave you on the side of the road to walk to where ever your hotel is or to where your going. They are bastard's

@lockergr 5 лет назад

@@britbazza2529 Yikes! They don't play. Noted. Thanks man.

@huttarl 2 года назад

Thanks for this video. It's been much more informative than some others, which mostly say "It feels weird!" A couple of details you might want to explain: 1. Define "single carriageway" and "dual carriageway". We don't use these terms in the US. 2. Warn people that there are no yellow stripes. We US drivers are used to yellow stripes to remind us which lanes contain traffic going the opposite direction. When you're already confused by the left/right reversal, it's important not to assume that white stripes mean "traffic going the same direction, come on over!" 3. Define "undertaking". From context, it seems to mean "passing on the left." In the US it can have meanings like "attempting" or "preparing for a funeral." :-) Thanks again for a helpful and detailed explanation of driving in the UK!

@montymansell7287 6 лет назад

Thank you, very well done. Most informative film I've watched yet regarding driving in the UK.

@brucedanton3669 Год назад

Thank you for all of this of course-most informative it is too as well. Aside from what you have rightly said, another thing we here in Britain/the UK do not have is those diamond priority signs that I think all the other countries in continental Europe have, and perhaps elsewhere too. I know if you go to France or further afield they do there then so too. However, most of our other road signs are much the same as in Europe as far as I know then too. Except that is for the Republic of Ireland, our neighbour, who as far as I know also have diamond signs rather than the usual ones elsewhere; although they are not the same as those ones in the rest of Europe as I say, if you see what I mean too. Well done of course!

@mietto 9 месяцев назад

Very good! Thanks a lot, it will help me a lot in my first visit to UK with my car!

@Jefff72 7 лет назад

That part about learning to drive an automatic limits you to driving an automatic is the same for Germany.

@jur4x 7 лет назад

Actually, pretty much in all countries that signed Geneva agreement. And I believe that all the countries in the EU and EEA use the same code on the license to specify the restriction. Also, rental agencies request additional documents from American and Canadian tourists to prove they are qualified to drive manual.

@Jefff72 7 лет назад

jur4x I have rented cars in Germany, the UK & Ireland with a US license (Minnesota) and they have never asked for additional documents. Last time in Ireland, I didn't have enough left on my credit card for them to hold hold €2000, I had to take the insurance.

@Alan-xy2vb 7 лет назад

At one time a lot of us in Australia learnt in manual cars like the old 3 on the column Fords and Holdens with no syncho between 1st and 2nd and there was no restriction from driving a manual if you learnt in an auto. I don't know when the change happened but now you have an A added to the license if you learnt in an auto which most cars seem to be over here now.

@Jefff72 7 лет назад

What I was referring in my original comment is when you get trained and tested in Germany, not when you rent a car as a tourist. The Americans here with US Forces don't have to get a German license. They go through a class and take a written test and get a USAREUR (US Army in Europe) which goes along with their stateside license. Their cars are registered separately from Germans.

@e-curb 6 лет назад

@@jur4x There's no such thing as being qualified to drive a manual in Canada. There's only one type of licence and anyone can drive any gearbox. The exception is that some people who are disabled are restricted to automatic only when their disability affects their ability to drive a stick.

@y0utube5uxx 5 лет назад

Thank you for your time making this video! Very informative and helpful.

@crazyoncoffee 7 лет назад

2:35 The ISO Standard I believe is P-R-N-D, which is used in almost every US car and I'd imagine most UK models as well.

@carultch Год назад

So could that "Put it in H" car that Homer was test driving in Mr Plow, ever have existed before there was an ISO standard on this?

@raphaelavonweichs5445 5 лет назад

Thank you, this is a very useful and helpful video for right side drivers to learn left side driving and UK road regulations, thanks!!

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 5 лет назад

Raphaela von Weichs US Virgin Islands drives at the left side of the road but most vehicles are from the US. Hooded bus doors can be changed at the left side behind the driver’s seat, Front entry cabover buses converted to RHD and front entry door at the left for easier access. Minibuses like Chevy Express had changed their entry door to the left.

@albertodillon 6 лет назад

Good for the drivers who come from abroad,good advices

@zachwatson319 7 лет назад

Excellent video, helpful. 2:15 answered my question no one else could Also, in the 🇺🇸, all of our cars have mph/kph speedometers - in case you guys didn’t know!!

@byronchavarria4954 5 лет назад

Zachary Watson Except For Ford Police Interceptor Utility

@DavidWood2 8 лет назад

Not all UK vehicles have kilometres per hour on the speedometer itself. My 2016 UK variant Mercedes only has miles per hour on the speedometer dial. There is a digital kilometres per hour speedometer that can be enabled in the display in the centre of the instrument panel. The Highways Agency has now been renamed Highways England.

@jur4x 7 лет назад

My Seat Ibiza and my uncle's Seat Alhambra also has only mph on speedometer dial. But kph are always (and not an option that can be switched off) shown on the display.

@byronchavarria4954 5 лет назад

David Wood Also Ford Police Interceptors Don’t Display Kilometers Per Hour Only Miles Per Hour

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 5 лет назад

David Wood Irish LHD vehicles like OPEL (Vauxhall in the UK), doesn’t have MPH on their apeedometres.

@byronchavarria4954 4 года назад

David Wood Not All US Cars Have It Too Especially The Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility

@Leukermetjou 5 лет назад

Thanks for this video, feel much more prepared now to drive in the UK on my holiday

@srabukawaqa9060 6 лет назад

I'm from Fiji and we drive on the left like the British, Aussies and Kiwis, however, i'm surprised that British wipers and turn signals still remain the same like American vehicles. We have the turn signal lever on the right and the wipers on the left. For the speedometer, we both have kmph and mph, however the LAW enforces that we work only on kmph so we just ignore the latter (mph).Likewise we have 1% of left-hand drive vehicles on our roads and you never see them speeding, overtaking or pulling stunts coz they're diffrent and are often vulnerable to accidents "IF" driven by wrong hands. These left-hand drive vehicles are mostly BMW's, Audi's,Range Rover's, Volkswagen's,Mercedes, but NEVER Toyota(kudos).Anyways i like your video. PEACE from Fiji.

@byronchavarria4954 5 лет назад

Fiji Tongan Some US Cars Have Wipers Combined With The Turn Signal On Left For Column Mounted Shifter Space

@stephensonwj 5 лет назад

Great video! Haven’t driven in the U.K. In decades, great refresher!

@byronchavarria4954 8 лет назад

Its The Samething As The United States Both Miles And Kilometers Our Speedometers In The UK And US

@sajanstanley 3 года назад

Thanks for this. I know its been 6 years since the videos, but i wish there was more. :)

@charlesdevangodisforeveryt6663 Год назад

Good information very useful thank you this video

@neilforbes416 7 лет назад

Correction: Auto gearboxes are P(Park); R(Reverse); N(Neutral); D(Drive) with a 1, 2 or 3 after the drive in some car makes and models, or, as in my 2003 Ford Futura BA-model station wagon, at D, slide the lever left and have a quasi-manual-like transmission(which I never use). Also, do not pander to the Americans, the pedal is called Accelerator, that's it!

@user-lx6bl2wd8g 8 лет назад

Very informative. Thank you

@zacharymazzuca1150 7 лет назад

i think the turn signals would be annoying if they were operated with the same hand as the shift lever. Like if youre slowing to a stop and turning left (right actually i suppose) thatd be obnoxious

@sdtfoxon 7 лет назад

Zachary Mazzuca always been taught to 'mirrors, signal, manoeuvre' so the indicators are operated before operating the brake, and thus too changing down gears.

@byronchavarria4954 3 года назад

UK 🇬🇧 And Australia 🇦🇺 Has A Lot Of Similarities

@emmabee5027 4 года назад

Thanks for the video!!! Great job!

@jca111 8 лет назад

@8:24 I'm gonna be pedantic here. The A48(M) and the M48 are in Wales.

@fredoconn 5 лет назад

I'm from the US and my speedometer shows MPH and KPH.

@GoMetricToday 8 лет назад

US speedometers are dual dimensioned as well.

@byronchavarria4954 5 лет назад

Basim Abdul-Karim Except Ford Police Interceptors

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 5 лет назад

Byron Chavarria Also Chevy Caprice PPV (Holden Caprice), and Chevy SS (Holden Commodore) doesn’t have km/h on their speedometers. Only MPH.

@hansgoober35 3 года назад

Most of those cars were probably manufactured in Canada

@JeffConklinNJ 6 лет назад

Thank you for the info ... Will help with our trip this month.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 3 месяца назад

1:12 GIBRALTAR os Left Hand Drive and drives at the left side of the road, that UK territory shared borders with Spain. But kilometres per hour is the official speed limit in Gibraltar.

@VeilSideZ32 6 лет назад

I drive Right hand drive in Canada and I feel it's actually better driving RHD in a LHD country. So RHD> LHD but for the driving side driving on the left < driving on the right

@Mr.mopar71 7 лет назад

the US also have both mph/kph speedometers

@gold3084 7 лет назад

To deal with travel to Canada and Mexico.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 7 лет назад

Keith DiCristoforo Also Belize uses MPH. Some Mexican vehciles like Chevrolet Astra (Opel/Vauxhall/Saturn) (Brazilian built), Toyota Hiace, Ram 750 (Fiat Strada), etc. does not have MPH but only on km/h. How can you drive a Mexican vehicle to Belize from km/h to MPH?

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 7 лет назад

Keith DiCristoforo In Australia, Holden Surburban SUV have both km/h and MPH speedometers.

@Mr.mopar71 7 лет назад

Is there any other countries youd like to add. I got it.

@jinjysbro 7 лет назад

Keith DiCristoforo because of Canada and Mexico

@brickmcwankerville5463 5 лет назад

Traffic in Burma is crazy we have right hand drive vehicles and we drive on the RIGHT lmao

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 5 лет назад

Mark Nepal Also in Russia, North Korea, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, etc.. Most RHD vehicles inported from Japan.

@redtra236 6 лет назад

Here in the US right hand drive is perfectly legal too so I guess we're pretty lax as well. America has pretty much no restrictions though except in some states bypassing emissions control devices can lead to your vehicle not passing inspection(Most states you can do anything though).

@redtra236 6 лет назад

4:00 Same in the US most vehicles have both since if you go to Canada it will be in KPH. My 1966 Ford F250 does not have both though I think they started putting both in commonly in the 70's.

@redtra236 6 лет назад

With Brexit maybe it will be removed in the UK though lol

@15october91 7 лет назад

It's a shame you never posted a video again I was looking forward to watching more of your videos.

@coolmojito Год назад

"You're on the wrong side.." "I'm literally on the RIGHT side...."

@grahamsmith9541 4 года назад

If you are going to drive over here using a sat nav. Make sure you set it to fastest route. Not shortest route. Or you will find out how narrow and rough C and D roads are.

@brianforde7967 Год назад

Trinidad and Tobago drives on the left side of the road Helpful video

@mikehunter2844 Год назад

One thing the Brits have in common with US yet very few of them know. Undertaking at any speed within the limit is legal as long as it's on a road with two or more lanes.

@pacificnorthwest3111 5 лет назад

Visiting London soon. Can’t wait to drive on the right side for the first time

@speedcuber9978 5 лет назад

A rare misconception is where foreign drivers look at a 20mph sign, thinking they are 20km/h (12mph), 30mph, 30km/h (18mph), 40mph, 40km/h (25mph), 50mph, 50km/h (31mph), 60mph, 60 km/h (37mph) and 70mph as 70km/h, which is 44mph. Remember, 1 mph = 1.6km/h.

@byronchavarria4954 4 года назад

60 km/h 40 MPH 70 km/h 45 MPH

@Melesse636 9 лет назад

Actually, Canada has both mph & kph on our speedometers.

@mykidsaresupercute 8 лет назад

+Melesse636 The US too.

@gordonsmith8899 8 лет назад

+Melesse636 The speedometer in my Vauxhall is in both: MPH and KPH

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 7 лет назад

Gordon Smith Also Saturn Astra in Canada and the US. Mexican Chevrolet Astra does not have MPH.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 7 лет назад

Melesse636 Also on Australian Holden Suburban have both km/h and MPH too. Belize and US uses MPH, Canada and Mexico uses km/h.

@Christian-ru6op 4 года назад

So does the U.S

@redtra236 6 лет назад

Even if you drive manual getting used to shifting with your other hand and having first gear on the far side will probably take some getting used to.

@johnhimal5913 3 года назад

Thanks a lot.

@byronchavarria4954 3 года назад

The Speed Limit In The UK Is 70 MPH (110 km/h) But They Will Raise It To 80 MPH (130 km/h)

@fivish 3 года назад

Automatic is PRND, and the two stalks can be either way, round even by the same manufacturer.

@gtrman9706 6 лет назад

Apparently right handed people are right eye dominant.That means driving and right hand drive car is safer.A right handed driver in a left hand drive car is at a disadvantage.

@skullandbones99 7 лет назад

@4.07 to be pedantic, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_prefix for the case sensitive prefixes. Also see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometres_per_hour for the correct usage of km/h The metric SI unit symbol for kilometre is "km" and it is case sensitive. "k" stands for kilo meaning "a thousand of" and is always lower case. "m" is for "metre" and is also always lower case. Failure to to use the correct case for metric SI unit symbols causes trouble when you consider "Mm" and "mm" which are "a Megametre" (million metres) and "a millimetre" (a millionth of a metre) respectively. Please use the correct case for km, thanks.

@mrandmrscaptain6801 8 лет назад

Cheers mate for the info

@nibbels3599 5 лет назад

That was very usefull thank you

@amashqamar9618 8 лет назад

I've never seen a PDNR before 😂😂😂

@andrewtwinam8528 7 лет назад

driving on the left has nothing to do with over taking. it goes back to medieval times, where if u was a knight being able to hold the sword with the right and the reins with the left was easier. you always had the chance to ride away. so nothing to do with over taking.

@christiandeleo7737 8 лет назад

Very helpful thank you...

@byronchavarria4954 6 лет назад

IN THE UK AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND HAVE SAME THE SAME CLOCKWISE ROUNDABOUTS

@haylieredd6829 5 лет назад

Thank you for the info!!

@byronchavarria4954 6 лет назад

THE UK 🇬🇧 AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 JAPAN 🇯🇵 AND NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿 HAVE CLOCKWISE ROUNDABOUTS AND THE UNITED STATES 🇺🇸 CANADA 🇨🇦 AND MEXICO 🇲🇽 HAVE COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROUNDABOUTS

@DanielAleksanderJensen 3 года назад

Gosh, there are still countries that use miles instead of kilometres.

@lavzec 7 лет назад

How about driving at night with left hand drive in the uk right beam in a left hand drive is higher than left isn't it a problem for incoming traffic?

@kl6902 5 лет назад

Thank you for the video...I need to get a car magnet that warns UK drivers that I'm American and to give me a wide berth lol

@britbazza2529 5 лет назад

Just being your Detroit metal over here and flog it when you return if it's any good like a 64 Vette or Mustang or a modern Viper or Mustang call me I'll buy it lol

@luizfelipels7 4 года назад

Waiting for the next video.

@Huso9922 2 года назад

This is an old vid, so I will keep it short.. But my Focus EV (Registered in Norway) Also have MPH and KM/H. But mby just cheaper to manufacture one for all

@Seanmcdhuibhne 4 года назад

Hi Chris, you said undertaking is not allowed. The rule on undertaking is the same as overtaking. There is no law against it and can be safer in some situations like having to make multi lane changes rather than simply pass on inside. Why do you think drivers wouldn't expect to be passed on their left? Surely driving instructors teach this.

@mikehunter2844 Год назад

Chris must have discovered he was wrong, and like other RU-vid driving instructors never admit it.

@RadioK4RLC 5 лет назад

Very well done. We're going to St. Lucia and they drive Brit style....hope I can do it well

@chrishopwood6938 7 лет назад

35 millions vehicles in the uk and every single one is on the m25 during rush hour

@jorgepadua9124 8 лет назад

4:00 in the US we also have both mph and km/h

@philipmclaughlin9636 8 лет назад

because we boarder Canada and Mexico who go by KPH

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 5 лет назад

Jorge Padua Puerto Rico uses KPH for distance and MPH for speed limits.

@XeRo333 2 года назад

I really think the U.S. should adopt the metric system since most of the world uses metrics, and I think the rest of the world should stick to left hand driving and driving on the right side of the road. It's the exact same as right hand driving, it'd just most of the world drive on the right side of thr road.

@ShikiraPressley 4 года назад

@jur4x 7 лет назад

I love 50mph and 70mph speed limits on M25. Since traffic there barely ever speeds up to more then 10. Especially in Dartford crossing area.

@dildoswaggings6535 7 лет назад

jur4x can't beat 5mph for 2 hours to across the bridge can you!

@jur4x 7 лет назад

I bet I can. How about 11 hours to clear 6 mile stretch of A20 between Folkestone and Dover? Actually, not even 6 miles. I've got stuck in traffic just as I passed the exit to B2011, so it's even less then 6miles :)

@byronchavarria4954 4 года назад

80 km/h & 110 km/h

@aimanhaikalthemalaysian7089 7 лет назад

malaysia also use the british driving system but overtaking seems a lot easier here

@Hassan-yz6yr 4 года назад

Australia drives on the left too just like the UK

@wwof1646 6 лет назад

You are wrong, in Australia the indicator stalk is on the right and wiper is on the left.

@byronchavarria4954 4 года назад

And Japan

@504RoadTrips 7 лет назад

Wait...P-D-N-R? In North America, it's P-R-N-D.

@504RoadTrips 7 лет назад

The P-R-N-D-* setup was standardized and written into law in the U.S. in the early 1960s. Also, you push a button or pull the shift toward you (or activate some other kind of release) to get out of Park, or to go into Reverse. Probably pretty standard worldwide. We've always had L or 2-1 after the D depending on the manufacturer so you could force the transmission into lower gears. The most modern cars with CVT and dual-clutch setups have different configurations for sport mode or manual gear selection, especially now that automatics have 6 or 7 gears. I prefer a stick-shift, so I haven't bought a new automatic in over 10 years, so I don't even know what they're doing now other than what I've seen on TV, and the couple of rental cars I've driven. I've seen that a lot of manufacturers have gone to knobs and push buttons and paddles on the steering wheel.

@lauriebot3941 7 лет назад

504RoadTrips I think he just made a mistake, my car's P-R-N-D, and I'm pretty sure all the others are too.

@randomchannel1475 7 лет назад

new cars have P-R-N-D-M

@rav119 7 лет назад

504RoadTrips In the UK it's PRND

@buddyclem7328 6 лет назад

Yes it's PRNDL or some variation on that. The gear indicator on GM vehicles is actually called the "PRNDL".

@yansue819 5 лет назад

Nice one! I am curious cuz Japanese made cars in the U.K. are actually having the indicators another way around

@byronchavarria4954 5 лет назад

In The United States 🇺🇸 Ford Chevy And Dodge Put The Indicators And Wipers & Washers All In One 1 In Order For Space Of The Column Mounted Shifter Ford Police Interceptor Has The Wipers On The Left With An Indicator