I find the hardest thing about driving a left-hand drive manual is using my right hand to change gear. I'm Ok with it but it just feels a little strange and requires more concentration.

Trouble is it's only usually for a couple of weeks so not long enough for it to become natural.

I ride motorcycles with left and right-hand side gear changes no problem.

A manual box is exactly the same as yours Ron, with the exception that we sit on the other side of the gearlever to drive it, than you do. Why you would want to drive on the wrong side of the road anyway, is just beyond me 😉🤣🤣🤣

My own car is a 7 speed double clutchess automatic gearbox with 4wd, and my other vehicle is 1 down 5 up, but only 1wd 😎 Both do in excess of 165mph if required to do so 😁

Yup, same shifting pattern…. Just the wrong side of the line on the road

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Mines 6 speed manual but if you drive here in uk gear shifting same as your truck except your 5th gear would be next to your left leg

Hi Dave noticed you didn't say Left side as opposed to the RIGHT Side of the road😊👍👍👍👍👍
Rick

Hi Ron
First of all we in the UK drive on the correct side of the road and Europe and North America drive on the opposite side.😐
I have an automatic but my last cars were manual (Citroens) and had the same pattern as yours. The only difference being that it is away from the drivers leg but near to the passenger's, which was useful when courting in my younger days. In fact I seem to recall all my cars had the same configuration.
I suspect the system was designed from the early years of the car development and Henry Ford possibly influenced the rest of the world with his mass produced offerings.
dave976

What had to do with boats in my mind it goes 1up 2 down3down 4 up by then your at 60 top speed not bad for a 1936 car and rd just stopping with b the brakes

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