I suspect most people think port and starboard are just synonyms for left and right. I did for a very long time. And you also have to consider non-native speakers who might not know the nautical terms at all.
The trains where I live say “on my right” and “on my left”. It sounds a little weird hearing an automated voice speaking in the first person, but it’s concise and gets the message across to people who won’t know nautical terms.
vatlark@lemmy.world 9 months ago
My favorite mnemonic: “We have some red port left”
Asinus@feddit.org 9 months ago
Thats s good one. Do you have horizontal traffic lights, or what is the connection to the red light?
vatlark@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Good point, the lights on a boat or airplane (probably not a train) are red on the left and green on the right. Not sure how international that is.
Pat@feddit.nu 9 months ago
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sector_light
Airowird@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Think it’s referring to the red & green wing lights on planes