Yes it is and here is why:
When changing gear in a UK car with the steering wheel on the right , your left hand changes gear and your right hand stays on the steering wheel, (this is safer for right handed people.)
The reverse is the case in countries where one must drive on the right.-- in the USA you hold the steering wheel with your left hand and change gear with your right hand,this is dangerous if you are right handed.
Bicycles: Try mounting a bike in the USA and you will find yourself in the stream of traffic when getting on the bike---- try it yourself. Mounting a bike in the UK is done from the sidewalk by right handed people .
To reverse in the UK hold the steering wheel with right hand and look over my left shoulder to the rear window. In a USA car left hand is used and view is over right shoulder.
Right handed people are mostly "right eyed" the traffic comes toward them on their right in the UK but from the left in the USA.
2007-08-14
05:49:08
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