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I've been slightly curious about this for a while ...

On r/h drive cars.. is the gas pedal still designed for the right foot? or
is it mirrored?

same w/ the gear shifting.. is 1st gear still to the left?

--
-Chris

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Gear shift is the same, no mirroring. Same with pedals, no mirroring.

Chris Garcia wrote:
>
> I've been slightly curious about this for a while ...
>
> On r/h drive cars.. is the gas pedal still designed for the right foot? or
> is it mirrored?
>
> same w/ the gear shifting.. is 1st gear still to the left?
>
> --
> -Chris
>
> http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/cars/ <- *NEW* My cars
> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/dogs/ <- *Sort-of NEW* My dogs
> http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com/ <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-town"
> of the Star Wars Universe!

Randolph is correct.

In a RHD car, the clutch is up against the transmission tunnel, gas is near
the door. Feet are harder to re-train than hands.

--TeGGeR®


Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> spake unto the masses in
news:3FE4CB31.84FD62E0@junkmail.com:

> Gear shift is the same, no mirroring. Same with pedals, no mirroring.
>
> Chris Garcia wrote:
>>
>> I've been slightly curious about this for a while ...
>>
>> On r/h drive cars.. is the gas pedal still designed for the right
>> foot? or is it mirrored?
>>
>> same w/ the gear shifting.. is 1st gear still to the left?

"Tegger®" <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> decided to join
the conversation on 20 Dec 2003 with message
news:Xns9457D8E6377A1teggeratistop@207.14.113.17:

> Randolph is correct.
>
> In a RHD car, the clutch is up against the transmission tunnel, gas is
> near the door. Feet are harder to re-train than hands.
>
> --TeGGeR©
>
>
> Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> spake unto the masses in
> news:3FE4CB31.84FD62E0@junkmail.com:
>
>> Gear shift is the same, no mirroring. Same with pedals, no mirroring.
>

Neat.. Thanks go out to both of you. I can file that away with the rest
of the useless knowledge I have now...

--
-Chris

http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
http://www.chrisgarcia.com/cars/ <- *NEW* My cars
http://www.chrisgarcia.com/dogs/ <- *Sort-of NEW* My dogs
http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com/ <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-
town" of the Star Wars Universe!

I'll second the feet comment. Never could break the habit of walking up to
the left door while in Australia for a week. Had to backpedal around to the
driver's door each time.


Tegger® <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns9457D8E6377A1teggeratistop@207.14.113.17.. .
> Randolph is correct.
>
> In a RHD car, the clutch is up against the transmission tunnel, gas is
near
> the door. Feet are harder to re-train than hands.
>
> --TeGGeR®
>
>
> Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> spake unto the masses in
> news:3FE4CB31.84FD62E0@junkmail.com:
>
> > Gear shift is the same, no mirroring. Same with pedals, no mirroring.
> >
> > Chris Garcia wrote:
> >>
> >> I've been slightly curious about this for a while ...
> >>
> >> On r/h drive cars.. is the gas pedal still designed for the right
> >> foot? or is it mirrored?
> >>
> >> same w/ the gear shifting.. is 1st gear still to the left?

However, some RHD cars have the signal stalk on the right and wipers on the
left, while others have the wipers on the right and signal on the left.

"Randolph" <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in message
news:3FE4CB31.84FD62E0@junkmail.com...
> Gear shift is the same, no mirroring. Same with pedals, no mirroring.
>
> Chris Garcia wrote:
> >
> > I've been slightly curious about this for a while ...
> >
> > On r/h drive cars.. is the gas pedal still designed for the right foot?
or
> > is it mirrored?
> >
> > same w/ the gear shifting.. is 1st gear still to the left?
> >
> > --
> > -Chris
> >
> > http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
> > http://www.chrisgarcia.com/cars/ <- *NEW* My cars
> > http://www.chrisgarcia.com/dogs/ <- *Sort-of NEW* My dogs
> > http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com/ <- Centerpoint Station, the
"ghost-town"
> > of the Star Wars Universe!

"Chris Garcia" <NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9457A515863E8NcOhSrPiAsMchrisgarc@68.1.17. 6...
> I've been slightly curious about this for a while ...
>
> On r/h drive cars.. is the gas pedal still designed for the right foot? or
> is it mirrored?
>
> same w/ the gear shifting.. is 1st gear still to the left?
>
> --
> -Chris
>
> http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/cars/ <- *NEW* My cars
> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/dogs/ <- *Sort-of NEW* My dogs
> http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com/ <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-town"
> of the Star Wars Universe!

When I had a tour of duty in the UK 20 years ago I never I had any problems
adjusting to right hand drive from left hand. Roundabouts were more
interesting, however.