offside, nearside, inside lane, outside lane....
Discussion
Why do people still insist on using archaic and confusing terminology?
E.G:
Off-side / Near-side
Whats this even for?? whats wrong with left/right? is it just to confuse foreigners?
Inside / Outside lanes
Why is the "inside lane" on the outer edge of the motorway????
And when you get to an island, then what? is the outside lane the one on the inside of the roundabout?
AAArggggh
<End_rant />
Edit:
Some less intelligent people seem to have taken this as a serious post, its not, its just for a laugh people.
E.G:
Off-side / Near-side
Whats this even for?? whats wrong with left/right? is it just to confuse foreigners?
Inside / Outside lanes
Why is the "inside lane" on the outer edge of the motorway????
And when you get to an island, then what? is the outside lane the one on the inside of the roundabout?
AAArggggh
<End_rant />
Edit:
Some less intelligent people seem to have taken this as a serious post, its not, its just for a laugh people.
Edited by Flat-6 on Tuesday 7th February 10:15
Flat-6 said:
Why do people still insist on using archaic and confusing terminology?
E.G:
Off-side / Near-side
Whats this even for?? whats wrong with left/right? is it just to confuse foreigners?
Inside / Outside lanes
Why is the "inside lane" on the outer edge of the motorway????
And when you get to an island, then what? is the outside lane the one on the inside of the roundabout?
AAArggggh
<End_rant />
Using left / right can be more confusing, as it depends on which direction the person is viewing it.E.G:
Off-side / Near-side
Whats this even for?? whats wrong with left/right? is it just to confuse foreigners?
Inside / Outside lanes
Why is the "inside lane" on the outer edge of the motorway????
And when you get to an island, then what? is the outside lane the one on the inside of the roundabout?
AAArggggh
<End_rant />
By having specific terms for each location, you remove the potential for confusion.
Flat-6 said:
Why do people still insist on using archaic and confusing terminology?
E.G:
Off-side / Near-side
Whats this even for?? whats wrong with left/right? is it just to confuse foreigners?
On the left (or right) looking at the front of the vehicle or from the driver's seat?E.G:
Off-side / Near-side
Whats this even for?? whats wrong with left/right? is it just to confuse foreigners?
Flat-6 said:
Inside / Outside lanes
Why is the "inside lane" on the outer edge of the motorway????
And when you get to an island, then what? is the outside lane the one on the inside of the roundabout?
AAArggggh
<End_rant />
I prefer 'Lane One', 'Lane Two' and 'Lane Three' - starting from the nearside of course.Why is the "inside lane" on the outer edge of the motorway????
And when you get to an island, then what? is the outside lane the one on the inside of the roundabout?
AAArggggh
<End_rant />
giantdefy said:
The offside/nearside clearly describes which side of a car you are talking about whereas right/left depends on which way you are looking at it.
Really? I've never known which is which and avoid these terms at all costs because of the potential for confusion. Is nearside near the kerb or near the driver? And offside is not an intuitive word - does it mean in front of the ball, or on the other side from the batsman's legs?Flat-6 said:
Off-side / Near-side
Whats this even for?? whats wrong with left/right? is it just to confuse foreigners?
Whats this even for?? whats wrong with left/right? is it just to confuse foreigners?
(Let's ignore the fact that's a cack-hander in a RHtraffic country, shall we?)
Which headlight do you need? The one on the left of the picture, or the one on the right of the picture?
Flat-6 said:
Inside / Outside lanes
Why is the "inside lane" on the outer edge of the motorway????
Now that's a different kettle of fish...Why is the "inside lane" on the outer edge of the motorway????
Name these lanes from the shoulder to the central reservation...
or
And that's why they're L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 etc.
TooMany2cvs said:
(Let's ignore the fact that's a cack-hander in a RHtraffic country, shall we?)
Which headlight do you need? The one on the left of the picture, or the one on the right of the picture?
Or passenger-side, in this case.
Edited by Flat-6 on Monday 6th February 17:21
Stormfly1985 said:
If don't understand inside and outside lane then you should just hand in your driving licence now.
If you think about it looking at a dual carriage way for example you wouldn't say that the central reservation is on the outside of the road would you? But with reference to lanes the lanes next to the central reservation are called outside lanes and the lanes near kerb are inside. I agree with the OP.
On multi-lane roads, lane 1, lane 2, lane 3 etc is the easiest and clearest description.
And I always say "left-hand" or "right-hand" side and I think the vast majority of people would take it to mean from the position of sitting in the car, not looking at it. In the same way that we don't get confused with calling it right-hand drive, we know we mean on the right-hand side of the car when you're sitting in it not looking at it.
On multi-lane roads, lane 1, lane 2, lane 3 etc is the easiest and clearest description.
And I always say "left-hand" or "right-hand" side and I think the vast majority of people would take it to mean from the position of sitting in the car, not looking at it. In the same way that we don't get confused with calling it right-hand drive, we know we mean on the right-hand side of the car when you're sitting in it not looking at it.
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