Originally Posted by
Chu Chu
If a car had the gas pedal on the left and the clutch on the right, it might be pretty dangerous. But luckily they don't. It's pretty hard to mistake the door handle for the gear shift, so about the worst that can happen control-wise is signaling a turn with your windshield wipers.
My uncle spent 4 years in Japan driving from the right seat. When he came back he attempted to drive a car from the left seat. On the first try he hit his head on the left window quite hard, when he attempted to look back while reversing the car. He gave up and said he will try again next day when his head stops hurting.
Also, I drove my first 250k miles in a car with manual transmission. After switching to an automatic, it took me about a week to get used to not having a clutch pedal. Whenever I didn't focus hard enough I would end up braking with both legs on the brake pedal, and way too hard. At some point I almost caused an accident as a result.