Originally Posted by
mtkeller
I must have been extremely lucky that the car I hired in Cardiff had the turn signal and wiper controls where I expected them. I know my sister-in-law was not so lucky in Ireland. Did OK driving manual in rural Wales, but I've decided to go automatic for Australia. It's one thing when you've got a car full of people to help you watch out for things, but quite another when driving alone.
Reminds me to the British guy I met a long time ago in NZ who asked me if my car was also assembled wrong, i.e. wipers and direction indicators being interchanged. I have the feeling that all cars in Europe have the same set-up, in contrast to the cars in down-under.
Driving on the wrong side of the road, i.e. the left side is the right side, is not that complicated. One gets used to it pretty quick. The main trick for us drivers on thre right side of the road is to use the middle-lane as an idicator.