Left, Right And Centre

Being able to drive left- and right-hand-drive cars alike and adapt to varying road and traffic conditions are just some of our senior writer’s job prerequisites.

- Jeremy Chua

AS our legal eagle once pointed out, the question we get asked most at events is: “What’s the best car to buy?”

I’ve also been on the receiving end of queries such as “What do you think of Car XYZ?”, “Which model has the lowest fuel consumption?” and “What’s your ultimate dream car?”

Lately, however, the one question I get asked more than any other is: “Don’t you get confused in a left-hand-drive car?”

You might think that being asked this repeatedly over the years would be irritating, but it isn’t. That’s because it’s actually a sensible question, usually from someone who has never driven on, or cannot picture themselves driving on, the opposite side of the road.

What’s annoying is being asked “What’s the best car to buy?” by someone I just met at an event. As a contributor once opined, it’s as nonsensical as asking me to choose who you should marry.

Anyway, so how do I deal with left-hand-drive cars and not end up going against the flow of traffic?

Well, there’s no secret to this. Firstly, when you do something often enough, it becomes second nature to you.