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Old November 1st 03, 10:02 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Martin Rich wrote the following in:


On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:24:49 GMT, "Han Monsees"
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2) (stupid question): are the pedals of a British car in the same
order as in a Continental car (left to right:
clutch-brake-throtle)?


One way to think about it is that the gear lever, handbrake, radio
and heater controls stay in the same position relative to the car,
but in general the other controls, including the pedals, stay in
the same position relative to the driver.


The indicator and windscreen wiper sticks seem to switch sides though.
That was useful when switching from driving a Skoda Felicia in the UK
to a Toyota Corolla in the USA (indicator stick is on the left), but
quite confusing when switching between the Skoda and a Corolla in the
UK (the Corolla's is on the right).

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