> For example, steering wheels on cars and boats work the opposite way That's not true, at least for pretty much any boat made in the modern age (I don't know

> For example, steering wheels on cars and boats work the opposite way That's not true, at least for pretty much any boat made in the modern age (I don't know before then). Wheels usually have a system of cables connecting the wheel to the rudder and they're wired up so that they work the way you'd expect. Turn the wheel clockwise, the boat turns to starboard (right). Tillers on boats (sticks attached driectly to the rudder) work in the opposite direction, but then I don't know of a single boat that has both a wheel and a (permanently attached, non-emergency) tiller.