This post is written for Friday Fictioneers. The challenge is to write a complete story with a beginning, middle and end using the picture prompt below.
PHOTO PROMPT © Fleur Lind
He picked the rental car up at Heathrow Airport. Upon entering he saw, as expected, the steering wheel on the right. Before he left the U.S. he had obtained his international driver’s license. The drive to Stonehenge was seventy-five miles. Enough time to get acquainted with the English roads.
He booked the sunset tour to avoid the crowds. He immediately fell in love with its ascetic beauty. His brain was still trying to process everything he had seen. This distraction led to a fatal mistake as he exited the historic landmark. He looked left instead of right for oncoming traffic.
Oh Danny Boy! 
Such a simple mistake with possible costly results. Years ago, I drove while staying in Australia and had a very near miss. I let my husband drive from then on. (Haha)
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After my experience my wife drove the rest of the afternoon.
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So sorry the simple mistake cost the person their life.
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Indeed!
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Such an easy mistake to make. A lifelong habit is hard to change.
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oh oh … And … yeah, I almost got run over in London when I looked in the wrong direction before trying to cross the road … as a pedestrian … The drivers were NOT amused …
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Happens a lot with US visitors.
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Yep! Made it very clear I was a tourist … 😀 Oh well. Indeed I was!
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this reminds me of the funny incident that happened to me when i visited tokyo for the first time. after sitting in the rear of a bus at the airport, i almost fainted when it started moving without a driver. then i realized later he was driving on the right side. 🙂
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I would have the same reaction.
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so easily done Danny 🙂
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Mine (not fatal) was in Okinawa every time I turned a corner I’d move back to the right side. Can you imagine that place when one day they all moved left?
This is why I end every blog post with “look both ways.” 🙂
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At least he looked in one direction ,more than many seem to do these days! I’ve visited Stonehenge a couple times. It’s always a thrill to see it.
Well done.
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Another bump on the A303. I made a similar mistake when driving in France!
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Another bump being a 6ft tall male.
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This happens quite often. It’s easy to do, especially on non-busy roads because there are no cars to remind you. We do so many things on auto-pilot.
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Would you have the same problems driving here?
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Yes. My brain wouldn’t except the “right” side even after a nearly a year. 😀
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If I drove in the UK that would be me.
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It was me but without the fatal result.
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Glad your okay, pal.
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Oh snap!
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O dear, … when stone henge was built, he might have been eaten by wolfs.
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An even worse fate.
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A common problem for British drivers going abroad and vice versa. A shame his visit ended in such a disaster!
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Kind of put a damper on his vacation.
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Oops. At least he’d accomplished his mission first
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He survived that one. He had other driving experiences on that trip.
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I wonder how often this really happens–not so much the fatal part, though.
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Actually it happen to me. Less the fatal part as you say. I also had an accident on a roundabout. Needless to say that was the last time I drove anywhere outside the U.S.
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