N/S vs O/S?

[theolodian]

Pardon my heathen ways, but which is which?  I can never figure it out.  Left, right, port, starboard, driver's, passenger's - I got all that.  But near side and off side?  Near what?!

:-?

[STMO123]

Pardon my heathen ways, but which is which?  I can never figure it out.  Left, right, port, starboard, driver's, passenger's - I got all that.  But near side and off side?  Near what?!

:-?

Nearside --to the side of the road ie passenger side
Offside--away from the side of the road ie drivers side

Unless your driving a left hooker, of course

[theolodian]

Pardon my heathen ways, but which is which?  I can never figure it out.  Left, right, port, starboard, driver's, passenger's - I got all that.  But near side and off side?  Near what?!

:-?

Nearside --to the side of the road ie passenger side
Offside--away from the side of the road ie drivers side

Unless your driving a left hooker, of course

Er, wouldn't that definition apply equally well to LHD?  

[STMO123]

No, because in this country, driving on the left, the drivers side would be NEARest to the kerb, hence the nearside.

Dont get me started, or I will get confused as well

[Timbuk]

Pardon my heathen ways, but which is which?  I can never figure it out.  Left, right, port, starboard, driver's, passenger's - I got all that.  But near side and off side?  Near what?!

:-?

Nearside --to the side of the road ie passenger side
Offside--away from the side of the road ie drivers side

Unless your driving a left hooker, of course

Er, wouldn't that definition apply equally well to LHD?  

Indeed it would. in a RHD country

[theolodian]

Pardon my heathen ways, but which is which?  I can never figure it out.  Left, right, port, starboard, driver's, passenger's - I got all that.  But near side and off side?  Near what?!

:-?

Nearside --to the side of the road ie passenger side
Offside--away from the side of the road ie drivers side

Unless your driving a left hooker, of course

Er, wouldn't that definition apply equally well to LHD?  

Indeed it would. in a RHD country

And in a LHD country?  With a RHD car?  

[STMO123]

Pardon my heathen ways, but which is which?  I can never figure it out.  Left, right, port, starboard, driver's, passenger's - I got all that.  But near side and off side?  Near what?!

:-?

Nearside --to the side of the road ie passenger side
Offside--away from the side of the road ie drivers side

Unless your driving a left hooker, of course

Er, wouldn't that definition apply equally well to LHD?  

Indeed it would. in a RHD country

And in a LHD country?  With a RHD car?  

Youre avin a laugh, arent yer

[Timbuk]

Pardon my heathen ways, but which is which?  I can never figure it out.  Left, right, port, starboard, driver's, passenger's - I got all that.  But near side and off side?  Near what?!

:-?

Nearside --to the side of the road ie passenger side
Offside--away from the side of the road ie drivers side

Unless your driving a left hooker, of course

Er, wouldn't that definition apply equally well to LHD?  

Indeed it would. in a RHD country

And in a LHD country?  With a RHD car?  

Youre avin a laugh, arent yer

I do believe that would be O/S

[STMO123]

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And in a LHD country?  With a RHD car?  
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You mean like HERE

[Martin_1962]

Why do you think I brought in marine/aviation terms?

I used to look at pictures of groups of people wondering why the names were wrong. Because I kept using the peoples left not my left.

People look under bonnet and some say air filter on left some on right, RHD = O/S LHD = N/S.

I remember finding on the 2.0 that my crank case breather is on LHS and some on RHS - both meant Port.

To me left on a car is ALWAYS looking towards front

[theolodian]

Youre avin a laugh, arent yer

Yes, but I am also trying to figure this out.  A while back I tried asking several people what the national speed limit was and no one knew    It's funny how you think you know things, but when really asked you can't answer for sure.

[theolodian]

Why do you think I brought in marine/aviation terms?

I used to look at pictures of groups of people wondering why the names were wrong. Because I kept using the peoples left not my left.

People look under bonnet and some say air filter on left some on right, RHD = O/S LHD = N/S.

I remember finding on the 2.0 that my crank case breather is on LHS and some on RHS - both meant Port.

To me left on a car is ALWAYS looking towards front

Yeah, for me left is always the car's left.  Yet engines are now being defined the other way?  On the V6 cams 1-2-3-4 go from right to left?  Too many pimply techs I suppose.

[Martin_1962]

Why do you think I brought in marine/aviation terms?

I used to look at pictures of groups of people wondering why the names were wrong. Because I kept using the peoples left not my left.

People look under bonnet and some say air filter on left some on right, RHD = O/S LHD = N/S.

I remember finding on the 2.0 that my crank case breather is on LHS and some on RHS - both meant Port.

To me left on a car is ALWAYS looking towards front

Yeah, for me left is always the car's left.  Yet engines are now being defined the other way?  On the V6 cams 1-2-3-4 go from right to left?  Too many pimply techs I suppose.

All too confusing!

[bob.dent]

Pardon my heathen ways, but which is which?  I can never figure it out.  Left, right, port, starboard, driver's, passenger's - I got all that.  But near side and off side?  Near what?!

:-?

Nearside --to the side of the road ie passenger side
Offside--away from the side of the road ie drivers side

Unless your driving a left hooker, of course

Er, wouldn't that definition apply equally well to LHD?  

Indeed it would. in a RHD country

And in a LHD country?  With a RHD car?  

Youre avin a laugh, arent yer

I do believe that would be O/S

Thats enough now you lot....stop it!!!

[TheBoy]

N/S is always the side nearest kerb, be the car LHD or RHD, and in any country.