| > stick shifts are also possible Ah, let me add on to this from the other perspective. I live in a country where cars are driven on the left side of the road. ie., the steering wheel’s on the right side, and the gear shifter is operated by the left hand. And until about 5 years ago stick shifts were very common (automatic transmission was considered a luxury feature only available in higher variants). I’m right handed. I have no trouble at all shifting gears with my left hand. Feels very natural to me. I have never driven a left-hand-drive vehicle and in my imagination it feels weird. Like, operating the clutch with the left leg, and the gear with the right hand feels weird. In RHD cars the gear is in the same side as the clutch. But anyway I know lots of people who drive LHD cars when aboard, and they have never complained. So I think at least for driving it’s just a matter of getting used to it. |