Title: How Well Do You Know British Rules of the Road Post by: grahame on November 23, 2018, 22:25:07 I came across this ...
Quote How Well Do You Know British Rules of the Road? About This Quiz Whether you're traveling to Britain, or are just curious, you're going to get a serious crash course in driving in the UK. If you fail and get fed-up, just say "bollocks" and jump on a double-decker bus. at https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/how-well-do-you-know-british-rules-the-road but beware - most of the questions aren't actually about the British rules of the road. Title: Re: How Well Do You Know British Rules of the Road Post by: patch38 on November 23, 2018, 22:42:58 34/35 - I assumed that most cars are now automatic.
Title: Re: How Well Do You Know British Rules of the Road Post by: Oxonhutch on November 24, 2018, 07:13:02 32/35: Beware the use of American English. Traffic light sequencing is not fully understood, and they have not heard of 'gyratories'.
Title: Re: How Well Do You Know British Rules of the Road Post by: Chris from Nailsea on November 26, 2018, 20:38:09 ... beware - most of the questions aren't actually about the British rules of the road. Beware the use of American English. I lost any interest in pursuing it further with those warnings ringing in my ears. ::) Title: Re: How Well Do You Know British Rules of the Road Post by: lordgoata on November 27, 2018, 08:28:24 34/35. Maybe I should learn to drive after all.
Title: Re: How Well Do You Know British Rules of the Road Post by: Bob_Blakey on November 27, 2018, 10:20:05 35/35 and I have never held a full UK driving licence so would suggest this ‘quiz’ doesn’t tax the brain cells too severely.
Title: Re: How Well Do You Know British Rules of the Road Post by: Bmblbzzz on November 27, 2018, 15:35:10 I have learned that Americans call the hard shoulder the hard shoulder. ;D
A couple of inaccuracies: they got traffic light sequencing wrong and they missed that a roundabout is actually a play area for a floppy dog and a moustached chap on a spring. Title: Re: How Well Do You Know British Rules of the Road Post by: broadgage on November 30, 2018, 12:59:07 I correctly answered all the questions up to about half way through, I then gave up due to all the adverts.
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