For those having driven RHD cars, how different does it feel than driving a LHD? And is shifting come naturally or take quite a bit to get used to? Is the overall feel, handling, and placement the same?

 

The pedals are in the same place, you just have to get used to changing with the wrong hand...takes about 2 weeks to perfect. very easy.

 

Think of it as like this your straring is removed from the left and put on the right. All other controls are the same. Dashboard is the same, wiper etc swirtched are the same.

It will take you a while to really get used to the RHD. I used to drive RHD in india and Singapore and when i moved to US it took me a week to understand the driving.

if you are planning to drive a RHD on a LHD country then the problem is on a single lane road while passing.


hope this helps.

 

Thanks. I'm worried about shifting wrong or running the left side of the car up the road Luckily, I'll be driving it in HK so, no worries about the RHD in a LHD country...

 

my friend that drove in australia said that he kept on hitting the wiper instead of the turn signal.

 

which side is the turn signal on for a RHD?

 

i believe he told me it was different than us, but according to specb it's the same...so i don't know.

you know what i really want to do, i want to drive a manual like those taxis in hong kong.

 

no need to rub it in that you have a rhd subaru

 

It took me about 2-3 weeks to get used to RHD cars. The hardest part was getting used to driving on the other side of the road.

Charlie

 

the hardest part for me was shifting from 2nd to 3rd... i kept going into 5th, overcompensation i guess... the rest was pretty much the same.. oh i also kept hitting the wipers instead of the blinkers.. haha

 

vanessas ALIVE

 

its easy, I am from New Zealand and like JZoo7 said the hardest thing is the turn signals and wipers are on the other side of the steering wheel. After driving here for 4 years I still sometimes get them wrong.

the other problem is the different road rules.

 

Its pretty easy to get used to, the biggest problem is judging space. I drive in Malaysia and Thailand quite often and the first few times I had a few minor mishaps like getting on the wrong side of the highway or flat out driving on the wrong side of the road, worst ever was trying to go the wrong way in a round-about, but you get used to it pretty quick, minor curb rash aside Now when I go over there I have to be conscious about it for a day or so then it all falls back into place and I have no troubles,

 

It was really comfortable for me, moreso than LHD. I lived in the UK for ~2yrs and I was driving with no problems after a couple days. The only weird part is the shift pattern which is more of a mental/mechanics thing since with LHD you shift 1-5 away from you, and RHD you shift toward you. Another odd part is the rearview mirror just because the view in it is a little odd at first.

Are you talking about a RHD car here, or a RHD car in the land of RHD cars? A RHD car in a LHD land will be a pain in the *** no two ways about it.

 

If you are right handed it is more natural to shift with your left and keep the dominate hand on the wheel, IMHO.

The turn signal is usually near the outside of the car, so, the turn signal stalk is to the right on the steering column. (at least this was my experience with my JDM Nissans)