I returned from America to Asia in May 2012. Since then until just a few weeks ago, I had not gotten behind the wheel of a car and when I did it was here in Malaysia, a former member of the British Commonwealth where they still drive, as in England, on the left. The turn signal is where I expect the wipers to be so I have the bad habit of signaling an upcoming turn by wiping the windshield. To go to my home I have to drive a narrow twisty turny coastal road with rock cliffs on one side and a precipice into the ocean on the other. Even if I were driving on the right side it would be a bit hair-raising when meeting a bus or big truck, but when I am on the left I can hardly keep from closing my eyes and cringing. My friend who owns the car is supportive and wants lets me practice so I hope to feel as comfortable in the car as I do now on my motorbike. I have learned to view such challenging situations as another opportunity to adapt to my new environs, but driving on the left just feels wrong.
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