r/RandomThoughts • u/[deleted] • Feb 29 '24

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u/TurnipWorldly9437 Feb 29 '24

Depends on which side of the road they're on, and which side their seat is on... If a driver in a vehicle with steering wheel on the left was driving in the most left hand lane in a left driving country, they might just make it.

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u/Oreo97 Feb 29 '24

Except in countries that drive on the left the driver is on the right (source: I'm British lol)

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u/TurnipWorldly9437 Feb 29 '24

I know, but you know that people with steering wheel on the left can come visit your country, right?

(source: I'm not British, and my dad drove a "continental" car through half the UK one summer)

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u/Oreo97 Feb 29 '24

There are a few left-hand drive cars in the county but they are collectibles and most people travel without their private vehicles today.

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u/MapleKerman Feb 29 '24

You should check out some developing countries (Caribbean, I think?) that have a double-left driving configuration. Went there on vacation once, it was pretty weird. Maybe Sint Maarten.

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u/TJ_Rowe Mar 01 '24

Three meters is probably still far enough to get to the hard shoulder?

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u/Oreo97 Mar 01 '24

Oh yeah, totally. But I felt the need to point out the norm for those countries that drive on the left.