A Very Foolish Thing...

So last week I did a very foolish thing. I turned right out of a "car park" and you can probably guess the rest. I turned in the land nearest me, rather than going into the left lane. When I glanced right (after looking left), I quickly saw my mistake as I stared into the grill of an oncoming car. (It surprised me he was there because I know I had just looked and it was clear! Plus obviously I realized I was in the wrong lane!) I was incredibly grateful it wasn't going fast and that in a split second I was able to be safely back in the left lane. Talk about a blond/American moment! That is honestly the first time since driving here that that has happened to me. It rather stunned me, but I was thinking afterwards about why it must have happened. I think it is because it was a one-way exit, so I was already on the right side of the driveway, and I was thinking about something else and guess it is still instinctive somewhere in me to just go on the right side of the road! Especially if I am in unfamiliar places I have to concentrate very hard to drive legally. I am sure those who saw my mistake took me for a tourist, since the town I was in has its fair share of tourists :) I praise the Lord for His protection of this American!