Just a curiosity question

[rodbls]

Hey guys, I was watching Swordfish the other day and thought of this when H. Jackman was driving the TVR...what is the shift pattern on a right hand drive car...is first gear still up and left, or is it up and right. I think it would make more sense if it were up and right because it would be the exact opposite of a left hand drive car. I looked around on google and wikipedia and couldnt find an answer (not gonna lie, I didnt look for more than 10 minutes) and just curious if anyone here might know.

[Blackcrow64]

You have severly poked my curiousity too now... I looked around on google for a little bit but couldn't find anything either...

[808drifter]

Skylines are same pattern as LHD. Most likley because you always see numbers acending left to right, even in languages that read right to left.

[rodbls]

I kinda thought that was the case, but still think it's very weird. I find it much easier to shift from 1, 2, 3, 4, but 5th gear always seems a little harder than the rest to get into because it seems so much farther away, but usually doesnt matter how fast you shift into it because its a cruiser gear. I think I would have a hard time shifting quick from 1-2 if I had to use my left hand and always start out farthest away from my body...idk, maybe it's just me.

[Sleepr awd]

i'd have it arranged so that first was on the right if i drove on the right. just so my dislexsic? self could live like that.

but if you think about it. if first was on the other side, how would JDM engines/transmissions work?? the 1-2 would be on the other side when you swapped it if japanese market trans's were designed to work that way. so, basically it would HAVE to be standard american way.