If you come from one of the majority of countries that drive on the right hand side of the road, you may find it challenging getting to grips with driving in Australia, Perth and other countries that drive on the left. If you’re buying or hiring a Toyota in a left-hand-drive countries, this will also involve learning how to handle a left-sided car.

How to drive on the left

Left-hand driving means more than just remembering which side of the road to drive on – you also need to get into the habit of looking right first. This is made easier thanks to the ubiquitous presence of Keep Left and Look Right signs in all Australian cities and most other areas, as well as the presence of “Wrong Way! Go Back!” signs in the right-hand lines of busier and faster roads. If you’re used to driving right-handed vehicles, you’ll find components such as the brakes and accelerator in the same positions relative to your feet, but will need to use your right hand to change gears and perform other functions.

Other Australian road rules

It’s imperative to hold a valid driving licence in Australia, which can be an English-language licence from your home country in some situations or an international driver’s licence. You will also need to familiarise yourself with speed limits and other limitations, such as legal alcohol consumption limits, to ensure you don’t inadvertently break the law.

Right or Left Car?

So which side is better? My opinion right hand drive side are much better due to the fact majority of population are right handed. They can handle the steering wheel pretty with right handed. But why drives on the left side are so popular? There are around about 35% of the world population drives on the left side mainly because of American.