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countries who drive on the left side, have cars with the steering wheel on the opposite side of their cars than American-made cars ?

2007-01-12 17:00:35 · 8 answers · asked by scaredeycat 3 in Cars & Transportation Safety

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Countries driving on the left include Polynesia, Australia, New Zealand, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, & Japan.

Its a very simple transition to make for most people, driving in a diiferent country. Just keep the centre line beside the drivers door, if you cant see it you are in the wrong lane! Works for LHD or RHD countries.

The biggest danger visiting these countries if you are from the US or similar, is being a pedestrian - you tend to look the wrong way before crossing roads.

2007-01-12 18:26:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

All the ex-British colony countries i.e. Australia, India, Fiji, etc. drive on the left side of the road (of course in the UK we drive on the left as well). For cars that are made for specific countries, the steering wheel position is always on the inside of the road.
Therefore, US cars are left hand drive and UK cars are right hand drive.

The position of the steering wheel is thus that the driver has optimum view of the road and stems historically from horse drawn carriages needing a protector on the kerb side of the road in case of attack.

2007-01-13 01:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by Saralili R 2 · 2 0

More countries drive on the right than the left, though you'd be surprised how many countries do drive on the left -- some 75 countries still drive on the left.

In countries where they drive on the left, the steering wheel is on the right side.

2007-01-13 10:07:02 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0 0

The principal left-siders are Japan and the United Kingdom; so far as I know, everybody else drives on the right. Most (but not all) cars driven in those countries have the controls on the right. Sweden used to drive on the left, but converted to right driving something like 40 years ago.

2007-01-13 01:19:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

more are like the US and drive on the right. And yes, japan, england, austrailia drive on the left and the steering wheel is on the right side of the car

2007-01-13 01:05:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

European cars have the steering wheel on the right and drive on the left.

2007-01-13 01:03:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 4

right side, i only know about few that drive on left

2007-01-13 01:08:20 · answer #7 · answered by lazyfreek 1 · 0 0

yes the Netherlands has no law when it comes to driving

2007-01-13 01:08:08 · answer #8 · answered by Dove4ever 4 · 0 1

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