oh, sure, Nigel..I know that controls are built to reflect the side of the road...my point is that we Americans get to shift and do all those other things with the right hand, which is a bit easier for 'most' people. You have centuries of tradition, and no doubt one can do it all either way, with practice.

But with 98% of the world choosing driving on the right and controls on the left, perhaps it's time to adapt? *grin*

Well, I suppose it will never happen, due to the prohibitive cost of changing all the signs, signals and road design. And what WOULD you do with current vehicles while the change-over was being attempted? The accident rate would surely rise when sleepy folks forgot where they were.