thisisfutile (9/11/2012)
Like in a car, we don't reference left and right sides because that's relevant to whether or not I'm looking at it from the back or from the front. Of course, referencing driver-side and passenger-side is different based on the country you live in. Now that I think about it, like boats, I'm all for using port and starboard for cars. 😛
We use 'near side' for the side nearest the kerb and 'off side' for the other side. Then it doesn't matter which country you are in or where the driver and front seat passenger are in the car. True, this doesn't work for off-road driving but that's something I have no experience of so I'm not bothered.