Is the nearside of a car the passenger side? now before you blokes say it yes i am just a dumb woman driver?

Robin

Yes Angie, the drivers side is called the Off Side and no you are NOT a dumb woman driver.
The reason the passenger side is called the near side is because it is nearest the kerb.

rosie

they only use near side front and off side rear etc in england and sorry i dont know, i can never remember, why cant people just call it drivers side and passengers side

edit, if a foreign car comes in and it's left hand drive, what do you call the sides then?

saylavee

The nearside of a vehicle is that nearest the kerb and has got nothing to do with where a passenger would sit.

Marxsparx

Near side is nearest to the kerb!

Blush

Hello

Yes its the nearside!! I have a horse and you get on the horse the same side as a passenger would get into a car- the nearside!!

Andromeda- not to be rude but if you know a lot about cars I wouldnt brag coz you got that question wrong!! And you seemed so confident!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy chappy

I`ll try. nearside is by the kerb-offside is towards the road. a dumb driver like me heard abut that years ago. hope it helps.

bud

sure is angie,and your not dumb.some women drivers are better than us men folk,that was hard for me to say,but true.

Bardic

Nearside is always the side nearest the kerb. Full stop. Offside is farthest from the kerb. Full Stop. Simple as that.

Any rubbish about where the driver sits is just that. Has no-one heard about left hand drive cars driving on the left (and vice-versa)?

**tomtom

Near side = Near kerb
thats the way to remember

mark the spark

Should i start with yes or no ?
The nearside of a vehicle is the side nearest to the kerb.
If driving in the UK in a right hand drive car then yes the passenger is on the nearside . BUT .
If driving in the UK in a left hand drive car then no the passenger is on the off side and the driver is on the nearside as they are next to the kerb . BUT .
If you ride a quad you can stay middle of the road .
not on white line though

Oli B

The nearside is the side nearest the pavement/sidewalk.

The offside is the side nearest the centre of the road as you drive down it.

Thats the easiest way to remember it.

Gary Williams

Glad you have asked this, i am a man and would feel stupid asking this! Now can anyone explain the off side rule!...(jusst joking)

mata123

Does that still work out in the USA

number 5 on its way

if you are in the uk then yes nearside is the passenger side of the car. took me a while to get the hang of car slang too hun

~ steph j ~ The Shepherdess

I can never get my head round it either!
Why cant it just be called drivers side and passengers side?!

wry humor

The passenger side of a vehicle is the side where a FRONT seat passenger would sit. "Nearside" is an ambiguous reference and should be avoided. In countries where you drive on the right side of the road, the passenger side is on the vehicle's right side. In countries where you drive on the left side of the road, the passenger side is on the vehicle's left side. In other words, the sides of a vehicle correspond to a front facing driver's left and right.

Andromeda Newtonâ„¢

The nearside is the drivers side because, well that's the way it is! i assume its because normally no matter who is in the car there is always a driver! offside is the passenger side

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