Right side, left side?

[Lon-Str]

Which side of a trailer is considered right side and which is left? I always thought a vehicle side was determined by sitting the seat, Driver side left, passenger side right side. friend disagrees with me. what do you say?

[johntank]

I know I am a little late on this, but by facing the direction of forward travel from behind said vehicle powered or not would determine right or left side. JMO

[PennyPA]

Red=right=return.

[Edd505]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Your analysis is correct

Rightside...passenger side....Curbside
Leftside....drivers side......Roadside


Just try and put a 'rightside' brake assembly on the leftside (roadside) of trailer. It will be backwards!

[Chiefcpo]

Me Again,
To correct you on nautical terms Red is right side returning from sea
Port and left has 4 letters
right and starboard has UNEVEN letters thence uneven numbers
When piloting a vessel (boat/ship) you occupy the left side and pass on the right
Simple law of navigation on the sea/waterways
Dis-obey and get run over.
### ever notice most boats wheel is in the middle or right side???

[tunatundra]

Confusing.......So I am backing my trailer in to a campsite. My wife shouts at me to turn more right. I frantically turn my truck more right and my 5ver hits the tree on the left. In this case starboard or port won't help ME either.

[4x4ord]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

3 dog nights wrote:
Port & Starboard..........takes all the confusion out of it!

Until you get the "Deer in the Headlights Look" :E

Yup that should get rid of any confusion seeing as starboard refers to the steering side of the boat which happens to be the right side.:?

[Cummins12V98]

3 dog nights wrote:
Port & Starboard..........takes all the confusion out of it!

Until you get the "Deer in the Headlights Look" :E

[edatlanta]

3 dog nights wrote:
Port & Starboard..........takes all the confusion out of it!

Agreed.

[Me_Again]

Just use door side and off door side, then you can not go wrong in North America.

In boating all the short words go together:
Port
Left
Red

All the long word go together:
Starboard
Right
Green

Learned that in the Sea Scouts in the late 50's.

[buta4]

Some people must lose sleep thinking up tidbits like this? :R

[J_R2]

Dick_B wrote:
Which is why in boating the terms Starboard and Port are used instead of right and left. Starboard would be the passenger side and Port the .....

port and left have 4 letters. starboard and right no common. that's how I remember.

[Dick_B]

Which is why in boating the terms Starboard and Port are used instead of right and left. Starboard would be the passenger side and Port the .....

[3_dog_nights]

DutchmenSport wrote:
I can do ya one better? Which is the right and left side of a bed? And, if it's a double sleeping bed, which side is the "drivers" side? Left, right, his or hers? 😉 So, which side is the "drivers" side after all?

Which ever she tells you it is.

[DutchmenSport]

I can do ya one better? Which is the right and left side of a bed? And, if it's a double sleeping bed, which side is the "drivers" side? Left, right, his or hers? 😉 So, which side is the "drivers" side after all?