xico_ze54
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 03:56 PM |
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O/S and N/S - what is it?
I beg your pardon but as a non english speaken I have to learn the things at a relative speed I preferred was a bit more fast 
so tell me what is the mean of O/S and N/S? I presume it is Out/Side and Near/Side? but I want to know what is Left and what is Right.
many thanks in advance for patience
Amadeu
[Edited on 25/8/09 by xico_ze54]
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nib1980
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 03:57 PM |
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Off-Side and Near Side of a car
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200mph
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 03:58 PM |
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O/S = offside (driver's side)
N/S = nearside (passenger's side/side closest to the kerb)
I imagine these change depending on the side of the road you drive in/where the steering wheel is.
Cheers
Mark
If it isn't broke, fix it until it is
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Miks15
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 03:59 PM |
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off side is right, near side is left...
might be the other way round in portugal
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Irony
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 04:34 PM |
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Whats a Tin Top
I know what you mean - I'm english and I don't know what this means. Tin top?? A car with a tin roof? Somewhat oldschool material for a
roof.
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BenB
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 04:56 PM |
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I want to know what this Chairsee is that they talk about in American car programs....
And they keep on talking about installing a new Muffler? How does that fit on the steering wheel?
Oh well. Guess the American viewers watching foreign TV can never understand this thing they keep on talking about called "handling" 
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 05:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
off side is right, near side is left...
might be the other way round in portugal
Oh bloody he11, this is confusing. Offside = starboard, nearside = portside? SB and PS do not change if you sail on the other side of the Channel?
Errrrmmhmmhhhh....
BLOG: http://thunderroad-super7.blogspot.com/
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bigpig
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by maartenromijn
quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
off side is right, near side is left...
might be the other way round in portugal
Oh bloody he11, this is confusing. Offside = starboard, nearside = portside? SB and PS do not change if you sail on the other side of the Channel?
Errrrmmhmmhhhh....
Aye but hopefully the side of the road you drive on changes
NS = Near (kerb) side
OS = Off (not kerb) side
So if you find that your left side (UK Off side) is still your portugese off side, then there is a good chance you are going to need a bit of T-cut
and possibly some gaffer tape at some point in the non too distant future.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 07:06 PM |
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Slightly long explanation.
1. Most people are right-handed. People riding horses while wearing swords preferred to be on the left side of the road, so their right arm was clear
of the hedge.
2. Men leading carthorses walked on the left of their horse on the left side of the road so they wouldn't bump into the horses coming towards
them.
3. The near-side (N/S) is the side of the road nearest to the man leading the cart.
4. The off-side (O/S) is the side of the road that's far away ("off", same origin as off-stump, offside, and so on).
Now you know!
(BTW: Most of this is urban legend... but it sounds about right!)
[Edited on 25/8/09 by David Jenkins]
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 07:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Slightly long explanation.
1. Most people are right-handed. People riding horses while wearing swords preferred to be on the left side of the road, so their right arm was clear
of the hedge.
2. Men leading carthorses walked on the left of their horse on the left side of the road so they wouldn't bump into the horses coming towards
them.
3. The near-side (N/S) is the side of the road nearest to the man leading the cart.
4. The off-side (O/S) is the side of the road that's far away ("off", same origin as off-stump, offside, and so on).
Know you know!
(BTW: Most of this is urban legend... but it sounds about right!)
Thank for your explanation, know I know!
Maybe I should reconsider my opinion about: 'We from the continent' drive on the right side of the road, so 'you from the
island' must drive on the wrong side of the road!
BLOG: http://thunderroad-super7.blogspot.com/
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xico_ze54
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 09:14 PM |
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thanks to all again.
this topic had transformed in a funny discussion
the only thing I wanted to know is all about car parts and know what is meaning for left or right side in that code N/S or O/S, for not to buy the
wrong one.
many thanks.
cheers
Amadeu
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200mph
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| posted on 27/8/09 at 03:39 PM |
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quote:
'We from the continent' drive on the right side of the road, so 'you from the island' must drive on the wrong side of
the road!
We drive on both sides of the road over here
Remember that was a question on the weakest link and she got it wrong!
If it isn't broke, fix it until it is
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 28/8/09 at 12:57 AM |
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After 12 years of driving I still get confused with nearside and offside... also there's an inside and outside lane...
I have a left and right, and lanes 1, 2 and 3... I'm the driver you use my code
(This is coming from the person who has argued with customers who don't know their left and right...)
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