I know the mailmen can, but it would be cool to right-side drive.

 

No, it's not to my knowledge.

 

Saw a RHD Land Rover Defender today. At first it freaked me out because I saw the damn thing moving but no driver.
Also keep in mind all the JDM crowd and their RHD Civic's and Nissan 240 and other cars.

 

with proper paperwork of how it got here legally.

 

It's legal here in Canada but it's a pain in the ass. Every time I want to turn left if there's a car across from me waiting to turn, I have to wait for the light to change because I can't see what's coming, passing people on one lane roads becomes really difficult because you can't see around them, you have to go through drive-thru's in reverse...

 

You can order a Jeep Wrangler in RHD form, I know that for a fact.

 

It is legal. The problem is that all of the cars produced within the last 25 years have to be crash certified and NHTSA approved. That is the "gotcha". That's why there aren't a flood of R34 GTR's and the like.

(And I would bring my Subie over in a heartbeat if I could).

 

I think it varies from state to state. When I lived in VA there were quite a few RHDs there. Some were tuner cars and some were foreign government workers I guess. I only say that because they would be suvs, or something that was nice but nothing special or rare. There was one guy who had a Tommy Kira R33 that was sooo sexy. Some crazy rich kid, who got millions from his parents after both of them passed away. He also had a 600+ rhp MR2 turbo.

 

No. All of the small Post Office mail carrier vehicles are right side drive.

 

rhd drive seems annoying

 

I had a RHD integra here in CT and it wasn't registered specially or anything. I got pulled over a few times because the police seemed a bit confused. I never got a ticket with it, etc. They just wanted to make sure everything was ok lol.

 

It's not illegal in Oregon, there are original Minis with right hand drive and nothing is done about it.

I'm converting ours into LHD for my wife.

 

annoyance outweighs novelty

 

That take a lot of getting used to. I can't imagine how odd it would feel shifting with your left hand.

 

It's funny, over here everything is RHD. Shifting is no big deal, as the pedal layout is still the same.

 

Interesting. Are the gears in the same order (with 1st gear being towards the left side of the car) or are they reversed?

 

Yup, they are same. Just gotta use left hand for shifting, which to me feels weird. I spent 18 years of life in India(RHD also) and only 5 here, it seems odd now thinking about using left hand for shifting.

 

I think I can perform with either the right or left hand, but the right gives more rpms.

 

The shifting with the other hand takes about an hour to get used to lol, it's the inconvenience of being on the opposite side of your car that the roads and everything are layed out for that's the problem

 

i wonder which layout is more conducive to driving, RHD in a RHD world, or LHD in a LHD world?

i would assume the RHD car layout is better, since 92% of the worlds population is right handed, so you steer with your strong hand and shift with your weak. plus, the tach is usually on the left side of the gauge cluster, so in a RHD car, when you take your eyes off the road to look at the tach, you are more focused towards the center of the car, not the far corner.

there must be a study somewhere...

 

All I know beyond what's been said is that the drive-thru jokes never get old.

 

word. maybe its for the best...america could really do without drive-thrus. just seeing a restuarant that has a drive thru makes me feel like a fat f***, let alone using it or eating there. i cant imagine too many big dudes in a RHD car - so maybe its not an issue...small asians, mostly.

 

the inconvenience of drive thru's and tolls (set up for LHD) would make it a pain to deal with.

 

depends where you live. between EZ-Pass and a healthy diet, i only find myself in this situation...well...never.

 

No toll roads here and I haven't been through a drive-through in at least 15 years... so wouldn't be a problem for me...

 

The one thing most people don't usually think about (and I have no idea why) is a drive-through isn't the only option...you could ACTUALLY get out and walk into the restaurant. It's fun.

 

I'm a Lefty so obviously shift with my right hand. You get used to it.

 

And to add to that bit, the only skyline that can actually be legally imported is the r33, the r32 and r34 I guess apparently did not have sufficient crash testing done so they were denied, but as long as the car can perform to americas standards it is legal.

 

WTF makes you say that....


they can place it where ever they like too, plenty of cars have the tach on the right hand side also, or even centered in the cluster

 

and sometimes why a right hand drive converted car, is so much less of a pain in the ass to make road legal (since the car will have already been legal before)

 

and sometimes why a right hand drive converted car, is so much less of a pain in the ass to make road legal (since the car will have already been legal before)


of course that makes it totally dependent on the type of car you want though....

 

well there's obviously ways to get all the above mentioned here legally right?, I've seen several of all of those models (various car shows/meets etc.).. a white R34 on a daily basis.

 

no shit they could place it wherever they want. but many more cars have the tach on the left rather the right in the gauge cluster - do a simple search...and more ppl are right handed than left handed - unless you want to make the rebuttle that left handed ppl exist too?

so generally speaking, this applies to a majority of cars and a majority of ppl:

LHD: Steer with your less dominant hand, while your forearm blocks the tach which is positioned in the far corner of the car, and shift with your dominant hand.

or

RHD: Steer with your dominant hand, and have the tach unobstructed towards the center of the car, and shift with your weak hand.

RHD > LHD

 

also, you will notice that there are many complaints from drivers with LHD manual cars that must overcome the obstructions of having the tach on the left. which is why many european cars have the tach on the right in LHD cars because more cars are manual.

theres even a thread on a-zine about it.... https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/why-tach-wrong-spot-550781/

"95% of all cars have the tach on the left... I guess your last car was one of the 5% on the right. Welcome to "normal" life..."

...so yes, having the tach on the opposite side of the shifter is the best case. and if a majority of cars have the tach on the left, it would only make sense as to why a RHD could be better. even furthermore, the world is mostly comprised of right handed ppl, so being able to steer with your right hand makes a RHD that much more conducive to better driving than a LHD vehicle....just sayin

 

Why would your forearm be blocking the tach? If you're driving with both hands on the wheel that shouldn't be a problem. I'm also not sure where you got that more cars have the tach on the left, but every right hand drive car I've owned has had it on the right.
I think the majority of people would rather look at their speed than their RPM's anyway since that's what matters on the road. If you're racing and watching your RPM's, you shouldn't be driving with your hand on top of the wheel blocking your tach anyway.

 

To add to the debate, why do all automatic trannys go from P, R, N, D... I'd like better P, D, N, R.

 

my tach is in the center... wait, not just my tach... everything in the Cluster is in the center for my car... so i guess it doesnt matter for me if it is LHD or RHD...

also according to Clarkson... RHD > LHD, but i think i would do a lot 1-> 5

 

because going from park to drive would cause an explosion

 

what's an automatic?

 

my guess would be...

because it is in order of operations, while having R and D as far away as possible for safety reasons (although, an accidental switch from D to R will do nothing to a modern day car).

so unless you have a circular driveway, or drive a monorail, i would assume you would want to go in the opposite direction in which you arrived in. so, P, then R, then D. (while the placement of N was originally used as a safety buffer zone).

if you want to impress a chick, change that markings to PEMDAS and tell her its in order of operations.