Directions and Positions for Trailer

[twisted lines]

Everything automotive is from the drivers seat,

Now that you mention it, sorry it was unintentional to all Ya Blokes

As for lighting

Part of my Job was transporting 10K Lbs in a 9000 Lb boat at night, and unloding with custom machines;
45 MPH Twin Chevy V8's At 5 Grand; A boat anchored No light's Literaly Flicking a Bic Saved there lives they heard me coming (Check you'r Batteries or something Please) That Would have stuck with Me. I was running dark Except the red / green / white make sure there good as well.
I was All (legal)

I took a few trips, through the salt flats Pulling Or Pushing 80,000 Speed limit one that was two driver rush, I was A Diesel Tech with a license
Night, Bamm, Fog, Jakes & Brakes Temperary driver sleeping Told me Don't slow down that's how you kill people
"Theory knocks the cars out of the way instead of crushing them" (Might be true went Under one) Girl driver
I took The COO for two trips after that to a different facility, I got to snoore in my own room Chouse meals ect.
I Don't Drive at night in the fog or the snow much

[Squigie]

If something is better on the curbside, isn't that the case whether its left or right?

If you think so; then, sure.
But which is it? Left or right?
Because then you're right back to left/right.

[Tom&Shelly]

Well we mounted our spare tire on the curbside so we won't get clobbered by a passing semi if we need it. Is that left or right? Doesn't matter!

(Or it's a riddle. It's on the right side because I called it a "tire" instead of a "tyre".)

Tom

[Betonhaus]

If something is better on the curbside, isn't that the case whether its left or right?

That is a pretty important distinction. Left and right are absolutes while curbside/streetside would change depending on the country, I didn't catch if that was being clarified earlier.
One's more important if you're working with assymentric parts like doors and the other for localization like door placement. So telling someone to buy a specific right-hand door assembly to mount on the curbside would be problematic if that person drives on the left.

[QueticoBill]

Just seems curbside or drivers side is specific regardless of where you live. I've seen arguments here for instance if just one door, curb or driver side. To argue it always be on right or left makes less sense imho.

Now I still want to know if the roof which extends in a curve to floor at front/bow and to back/stern is all roof or does it transition to a wall at some point.

[Tom&Shelly]

Now I still want to know if the roof which extends in a curve to floor at front/bow and to back/stern is all roof or does it transition to a wall at some point.

It transitions at the point the epoxy begins to run!

Tom

[rjgimp]

Left? Right? Middle...? Sometimes it's hard to 'cipher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpu7hsyfGcE

[twisted lines]

Well we mounted our spare tire on the curbside so we won't get clobbered by a passing semi if we need it. Is that left or right? Doesn't matter!

(Or it's a riddle. It's on the right side because I called it a "tire" instead of a "tyre".)

Tom

Left Side flats Suck; the last one I had, one side wall was all that was Drivers side(left)Correct
Its a spare; you take the wheel off & change that too, Trailers don't care.
Spare at the stern aren't any better!

[Squigie]

Just seems curbside or drivers side is specific regardless of where you live.

No, not specific regardless of where you live. It is specific TO where you live.

There may be only 76 countries that drive on the wrong side of the road, but they account for more than 30% of the world's population.

[Tom&Shelly]

Just seems curbside or drivers side is specific regardless of where you live.

No, not specific regardless of where you live. It is specific TO where you live.

There may be only 76 countries that drive on the wrong side of the road, but they account for more than 30% of the world's population.

So, sometimes it makes sense to talk about the driver's side vs curbside, like "I keep my spare on the curbside so I don't get clobbered (until I change the flat on the driver's side)", and sometimes it makes sense to talk about the left side or right side, like when ordering doors for the teardrop.

So here's a question: In how many countries that drive on the left is it practical to take a teardrop to another country where they drive on the right, and vice versa? (Not counting shipping the trailer, but only when taking it on a trip where you occupy it nearly every night.) Only instances I can think of are England and Ireland, since it's easy to take the Chunnel and/or car ferries to the European continent. Are there destinations like that from Japan or Australia? Most of the countries that drive on the left seem to be islands, or their borders are physically or politically uninviting for casual tear-drop camping.

Bonus question (for those, like me, into geographical trivia): Once the dam-panic travel restrictions between countries are lifted, Shelly and I are planning a teardrop trip from North America to France. It includes several car ferries and a final pedestrian ferry, None more than two hours. Where are we planning to go?

Tom

[QueticoBill]

Left handed and right handed doors are not really about left and right sides of a vehicle, though I agree a right handed door on the curb side in UK is usually wrong.