Now you know: Why Philippines is a left-hand drive country

If the Philippines didn’t change to driving on the right, we could easily import cars from Japan

Thats ironic, many cars in the philippines are japanese. I'd much rather have a Nissan Skyline r32 than a Chevrolet.

I live in Russia, and here you can find LHD and RHD on the roads. In the European part there are more LHD, in Siberia and in the east is RHD. Trust me, if the driver is experienced, the steering position doesn't matter. RHD has only 2 problems - when overtaking the view of oncoming road is worse, and the headlights can blind oncoming cars. Headlights, especially lensed ones, can be fixed. Overtaking should be started from a greater distance to front car. Everything else is politics, and has no matters to safety. I am wondering if it is possible to bring a car (as cargo, or parts) into the Philippines and then move the controls to the left side?

The Philippines in the 1930s-1940s used to drive on the left side of the road.Cars were driven on the right hand side of the car but because American influence in our country,because Americans drive on the left hand side of the car and right side of the road,the Philippines switched from right hand side to left hand side.

I was trying to import the Silva s15

Philippines should switch back to driving on the left, like they did in Samoa. Samoa was previously driving on the right because of their close economic ties with the US (particularly in American Samoa). However, they recently made the switch to driving on the left. Philippines should do the same because Japanese imports would be cheaper, but also all of your neighbours (Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia) all drive on the left!

If left-hand drive (LHD), of course, means the traffic is in RIGHT, or RHT, in short. But if right-hand drive, the traffic, of course, is LEFT (or LHT in short)...

interesting! :)

Thank you I was actually wondering which side of the road you drove on in the Philippines. Make it a little easier me being from the United States if I come to the Philippines for a visit to see somebody special.

Let's be clear: Driving with LHD cars are much easier than the RHD ones because you are shifting the gears with your right hand which is IMO our right hand is more stronger than the left hand ones.

I never knew this til now ......

Actually, I'm ok with that. I suck at shifting with my left hand.

Simple logic, use your dominant hand/foot for the most important things. Handle your gas pedal is far important than handle your clutch. That's why you use your dominant foot (right foot) for it. Handle your steering wheel is far important than handle your gear. That's why you SHOULD use your dominant hand (right hand) for it, thus you SHOULD DRIVE ON THE LEFT.

Who is wishing on will be right side steering

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand is driving on the left...which is rigth hand drive....even Australia, New Zealand...

JDM

That makes sense in 1945, because of the axis of war where Japan sided against the world and America used the philipines as a anchorage point, so president osmania insisted the law favour right hand drive. As of 2019 it makes no sense now, because the sheer amount of cars manufactured are from china and Japan, and those who have alot of money would have money to pay for those cars to be in right hand drive rather left hand drive. But it's not economical to manufacture left hand cars in a Asian market? Why because Australia Caribbean Islands Channel Islands Cyprus Japan Hong Kong India Isle of Man Ireland Jamaica Kenya Malta Malaysia New Zealand South Africa Singapore Thailand UK Mostly drive on the left side, and while 75 countries drive left sided compared to The other 165 countries that drive right sided. But as a economy stand point it's only 4 hours from Japan to the philipines, and so forth to kongkong and Singapore, so it makes absolutely no sense to have the philipines as right sided lane.

Interesting facts, but why there is no Middle HD? 🤣

Only England and Australia uses the Right side Steering wheel of the car to run their car and they drive on the Left Lanes of the road. The rest of the world are the opposite!

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