This message addresses 3 different topics:
1) I am convinced that the better way to drive is to drive on the left side of the road. I base this on these two assumptions: more people are right handed than are left handed; it is easier for a right-handed driver to handle a right turn than a left turn. If you drive on the left and leave your high beams on you will blind a driver who is making a sharp right turn, but not a driver who is making a sharp left turn; the opposite is true if you drive on the right side of the road.
2) I have driven on the right side of the road, since I got my license and even before, and I am terrified of trying to make the switch, especially as I had a friend in college who was killed in England by a driver who was unsuccessful in making the switch. I would like to wander about Great Britain popping in on sing-arounds and such.
2a) When (say 14 to 17 days) and where would be best if I had to rely on public transportation and taxis
2b) I understand that starting next year England is going to allow Google's driverless cars on the road. Will they be for rent? Is this technology a solution to my problem?