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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by Steve44 on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @03:34AM (#35625394)
In the UK I was taught off-side and near side which referred to the sides nearest and away from the kerb as you are driving. That would be localised to which side of the road your location drives on, but not affected by left or right hand drive.

I still use is when checking tyre pressures for example, they are handy and unambiguous acronyms. For example Off Side Front ( OSF ) would be the drivers side front mostly.

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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by imoverclocked on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @03:40AM (#35625435)
Except that the side of the road you drive on changes between countries as well. In the usual case, driver’s are on the side away from the curb so that passengers can be picked up and stopped off. There are also visibility concerns with going around corners that are better when drivers are closer to the center of the road.
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