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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've driven on multiple continents and numerous countries over the years with car rentals. Yes, we've even had breakdowns before which requires having to navigate a car mechanic with locals, no big deal, we survived.  But overall, we've seen soooooooo much more of the countries that we've been too by being able to stop in smaller towns, smaller sites, and random local spots where trains and busses simply never would go to or would take horrendous amounts of time that makes mass transport less viable in harder to get to areas.  If you speak to many travelers,[b] they have some kind irrational [/b[b]]fear of driving while abroad, [/b]why is this?  Who gives a crap about language barriers? Modern GPS works basically everywhere.  [b]Left side, right side, it doesn't matter,[/b] you get used to it in about 5 minutes.  We have basically never, ever had a problem and would recommend international driving to everyone in order to see much more of countries you're traveling to besides big cities.  [/quote]

Your post is screams ableist.  Not everyone is you.  I'm sure there are some things you won't do that other people say "what's the big deal?"  So just because some people are uncomfortable driving in a foreign country driving does not make them worthy of your scorn.

Do you remember Matthew Broderick?  He killed two women in Northern Ireland and he had been driving on the wrong side.  I think they have a home there so I'm certain he would have told you that he was "quite used to it"  And yet two innocent women were killed.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/jennifer-grey-matthew-brodericks-tragic-car-crash-what-theyve-said/[/quote]

And remember our very own NOVA resident  and Capital One employee - Brett Reck - who drove on the wrong side of the road in NZ for ten minutes causing an accident and injuries because he couldn't be bothered to drive on the right side of the road? I believe he was also drunk.

so yes, Americans should not drive abroad because they cannot be bothered to conform to new driving customs. Or basic traffic laws.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1179663.page[/quote]

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