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Left- and right-hand traffic (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

cars that drive on the right have their steering wheel on the left side (i.e. left-hand drive), and vice versa.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

OP said (and stressed with italics) that they have right hand drive cars but drive them on the opposite side, which was the point of his comment

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think you’re getting confused by the terminology; this is an explanation from the Wikipedia article.

The terms right- and left-hand drive refer to the position of the driver and the steering wheel in the vehicle and are, in automobiles, the reverse of the terms right- and left-hand traffic.

ETA: So the red areas have left-hand drive and right-hand traffic, while the blue areas have right-hand drive and left-hand traffic.