The Blackangel Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Here in the states we drive on the right hand side of the road. The steering wheel is on the left side of the car. I know a lot of you drive on the left hand side of the road with the steering wheel to the right side of your car. But could you drive if everything were reversed? I know that I could never be able to manage that. I instinctively go to the right hand side of the road, so I would cause a lot of problems if I tried. The only time I drive on the left side is if I'm in the fast lane on the interstate. Or any double lane highway for that matter. But the road is still to the right. So could you manage to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazycrab Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) I don't think it's as big of an adjustment as most Americans in particular seem to think it is. People travailing to and from the UK and mainland Europe do this all the time. I admit I have pretty minimal experience myself but I know plenty of people in the UK that have had to adjust to driving on the right hand side of the road for holidays and/or business trips to America of mainland Europe and they've told me it's really not that hard. Physically the only difference (for an American) is that you operate the gears with your left hand instead of your right. Road signs, other traffic and the layout of the road itself are all constant reminders of what side is the correct one. The only significant issue is if your car is right hand drive (UK) but if you drive on the right (US, Europe) or vice versa. Then you can't see as well because the driving position in on the outside of the road. Edited January 24, 2023 by Crazycrab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyng Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 I don't think I could trust myself to do that. I'm quite a nervous driver as it is, when I'm on the *correct* side of the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I've done it before - here in Jamaica we drive on the left side of the road and we have mainly right-hand drive cars and I've driven my brother's car in the US which is LHD on the opposite with zero difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortie Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I would never be able to trust myself to do that at all, I would probably make a mistake and without realizing end up on the wrong side of the road because it's what I am used to. You get so used to driving in a certain way that when you are driving you could inadvertently end up doing something that you are not supposed to. I would hate to be in that situation especially if the road are quite busy where I was driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 6:05 PM, Kyng said: I don't think I could trust myself to do that. I'm quite a nervous driver as it is, when I'm on the *correct* side of the road! Which country do you live in? Are there lots of aggressive drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyng Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 2 hours ago, killamch89 said: Which country do you live in? Are there lots of aggressive drivers? I'm in the UK. The other drivers aren't *too* bad here, but TBH, I'm probably one of the bad ones! (I try not to be, but still...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
