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#11: Driving here. I love it.

8/12/2017

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Wide lanes like Australia, everyone follows the rules like in Australia, and people are courteous, but that might be because some people carry guns in their car, unlike Australia.

Driving on the opposite side from the UK, Japan and Australia means I need someone next to me repeatedly reminding me to drive on the right side, but the difficulty was reduced with every trip, and now it's just exiting parking lots where I need the reminder. The other mistake I kept making was looking to my top right to check my rear-view mirror instead of top-left, and turning the wrong way when checking my blind spot, but these faded with enough practice. I wonder how I go when I visit Australia and have to switch back, briefly.

When buying the furniture and kitchen items I needed I used rental cars and vans from Zipcar where I just paid by the hour. I really love it. Last week I got to drive a brand new Subaru Impreza with <250 miles on the clock. Plus, considering how rarely I drive right now, this works out to be extremely economical, and I don't have to even think about maintenance. Unless they're all booked out or I'm going somewhere with no parking, one-way car-shares like Car2Go (Mercedes cars) and ReachNow (Mini and BMW) are also convenient and cheaper than a taxi/Uber/Lyft.

This is another reason I love living in a large, modern city, and yet another way this place is an upgrade to my lifestyle.
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