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Before, I didn\u2019t really notice this because I was focused on clutch operation and driving smoothly, so it didn\u2019t bother me that much.<\/p>\n
But now that I\u2019m quite used to driving a manual and can do it without much conscious thought, the operations involved when turning at intersections have become much more noticeable.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because in right-hand drive manual imported cars, “the left hand handles both the turn signal and gear shifts,<\/strong>” so your left hand is very busy when turning at intersections.<\/p>\n In domestic right-hand drive cars, “the turn signal is operated with the right hand and gear shifting with the left,<\/strong>” so the tasks are relatively spread between both hands. Similarly, in left-hand drive imported cars, “the turn signal is with the left hand and gear shifting with the right,<\/strong>” so again, the workload is divided.<\/p>\n But with right-hand drive imported cars, when turning at intersections, “you use your left hand to signal, your left hand to downshift, your right hand to steer, and then your left hand to upshift,<\/strong>” making the left hand extremely busy.<\/p>\n When stopped at a red light at an intersection, there\u2019s still some breathing room. You can signal while stopped, and there\u2019s no need to downshift, so you just start moving when the light turns green. But turning right or left while driving through an intersection is a whole different story\u2026<\/p>\n My husband has always said, “If you buy a manual imported car, it absolutely has to be left-hand drive,<\/strong>” and now I truly understand why.<\/p>\n