Driver side? Passenger side?

[Daveyboy]

Quick Q:

Is the driver's side referred to as OS or NS?

And why?


Why not just driver side

 

[jackoh]

OS, i assume its for codes and the like. easy to refer to.

infact, i think its to do with the way the car travels. NS being the side nearest to the edge of the road, aka passenger side

so

OS; Drivers Side
NS; Passenger Side

 

[The_Dark_Side]

Quick Q:

Is the driver's side referred to as OS or NS?

And why?


Why not just driver side

and what do I do when I'm out in my Mclaren?

if you drive a LHD car in a RHD country then saying "drivers side" would be incorrect.
nearside is the side nearest the kerb.

 

[Serj]

OS; Drivers Side
NS; Passenger Side

I thought it was the other way round, cos the near side is nearest to me, the driver

 

[chrislusty]

NS is the side closest to the kerb.