Abo

Yeah your right bud... I cant walk and chew gum.
never was much good at multitasking...

God be with you.

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

The car that the formula one was modeled after is the gocart, which is also center driven.
I believe they call them carts for that reason.
They found that for inexperienced drivers, placing the wheel in the center did 2 things.
1. Allow easier judging of the road
2. remove all room for a passenger/potential victim from riding along.
I've found that the vast majority of race drivers couldn't navigate traffic in a city setting.
They tend to only thrive in traffic on a closed course where everyone follows the exact rules.
Very similar to a 12 year old on an x-box racing sim.

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

Here's a decent read that pretty much follows what i saw on a documentary years ago.
https://www.worldstandards.eu/cars/driving-on-the-left/

Abo

Yeah your right,

God be with you.

Abo

LOL. that's funny.

e056441-yahoo.com

Does anyone remember that the Left side of the road is a hanger on from the Horse and Buggy days and has nothing to do with modern cars?

Canonuser Loc: UK and South Africa

Done a lot of dog fighting then have you. What a load of b*****ks

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

pictures of race cars.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=pictures+of+race+cars&qpvt=pictures+of+race+cars&FORM=IGRE

sailwiz Loc: Santee, CA

Yes, Abo, sorry about hitting the wrong button. I was just reliving my first right hand driving experience in NZ in the 1992. Using a stick shift was very difficult at first, so I was just passing that on. I took a nap and it looks like all hell broke loose. Too bad folks get too carried away.

e056441-yahoo.com

FYI The U.S. DOT contains the following
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/right.cfm

Lcfitt Loc: Cameron Park, CA

Reading through the responding posts, I honestly don't think there is a right way or "left" way. My reasoning - I am a pilot and airplanes come in two basic configurations as far as the controls are designed. My current airplane - a home-built Kitfox has the throttle mounted between the two side by side seats on an extension below the instrument panel - in front of my right hand. The control stick is between my legs and is held in my left hand. After not flying for about 25 years and approaching flying my newly finished Kitfox for the first time I was required to re-certify with a licensed pilot instructor. Needing a tailwheel configured airplane, it was a Citabria that was available at the training base. Yes - throttle mounted on the left side below the side window and the control stick in my right hand. Keep in mind that the throttle is about as important as the control stick especially on landings where wind gusts can affect the apparent speed of the airplane at the most critical time, as in a landing we are reducing airspeed to that point where the wings will no longer be flying - the stall. A little burst of power at the right time can make a big difference between an OK landing and a significant repair bill. The same can be said about the stick hand - a bit of side to side or fore and aft movement can do the same. Recently I have been reading some NTSB reports on aircraft accidents and have never seen even a hint of concern as to whether a pilot was flying with his right or left hand on the flight controls. I have friends who own and fly two airplanes - a "dirt bike" and a "Gold Wing" - with different control configurations and with many thousands of incident free flying hours. Apparently the muscle memory can shift gears depending on the environment and feel. Right side of the road or the left, though, a big difference for me. A friend once offered me his car to do some sightseeing in New Zealand, but I declined - that is all together different in my view. I dare say I could change my "view", but it would take some time.

Orson Burleigh Loc: Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Thanks for finding that, it is an interesting read

FrankR Loc: NYC

Regarding the UK, their former colonies and which side of the road they drive on, a Biblical passage comes to mind, “Forgive them Father, they know not what they do.”

canarywood1 Loc: Sarasota,Florida

I know everyone is talking about having a hand on the wheel when shifting cars, but i drove a Mack truck back in the mid fifty's with a 20 speed forward transmission that required both hands to shift, as it had a main and an secondary transmission, so no hands on the wheel was an everyday event for me, one hand held the wheel for a very short time.

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

Sorry couldn't resist this. That statement also applies to the election of Donald Trump.