5 ms·
Todays cars still have a very physical steering column and mechanics, not so easy to switch. My main trouble with right-hand-drive vehicles is that with some m
by ptaipale 9y ago
Todays cars still have a very physical steering column and mechanics, not so easy to switch.
My main trouble with right-hand-drive vehicles is that with some models, I put the windscreen wipers on in every intersection. (The turn signal and wiper switches may be either the same way as in left-hand-drive cars, or mirrored.)
- TomMarius 9y agoI once had rented a (automatic) Nissan for 3 weeks that was left-hand drive, but the controls were mirrored - including the pedals! Weirdest experience ever. I wasn't able to properly operate my own (manual) car for a week.
- regularfry 9y agoFully drive-by-wire cars have been kicking about on various drawing-boards for decades at this point, but they never seem to make the jump.
- ptaipale 9y agoThere might be some regulatory hurdles in addition to technical and commercial ones?
- jandrese 9y agoUndoubtedly there are safety concerns in the form of "what happens when the power steering breaks?" With a conventional car the steering gets super heavy, but it's still manageable by most people, especially if the car is moving. In a fly by wire vehicle it's literally a "Jesus take the wheel" moment.
- jacquesm 9y agoMy problem used to be that my right hand would smash into the door whenever I wanted to change gears just after switching LHD to RHD. Highly annoying how ingrained such movements are.