Originally Posted by
docbert
..As wrong as sitting on the wrong side of the car might feel, that feeling of "wrongness" really help remind you that everything is backwards - from which side of the road is the fast lane, down to how to turn into another street without ending up on the wrong side of the road!
Originally Posted by
Canarsie
..I firmly believe that driving a car with the configuration to which you are used would actually be more dangerous when driving on roads where the proper side on which to drive is opposite to what you are familiar...
Most definitely. If you could find a LHD car to rent the first time you turned left or right you would be facing on coming traffic direct to you
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I have driven LHD (a car over 30 years old) here in Aust and LHD in USA & Europe. A lot easier with left hand drive in USA & Europe.
But due to the Aust - USA $ exchange rate a lot of left hand drive collectible cars now coming in Australia from USA.
As for wipers - indicators on my mother's Japanese made car (RHD) are on the opposite side compared to my Ford (also RH made in South Africa)