I never drove on the left in my life so I had some driving practice on a Toyota pick-up truck with manual transmission. I was not expecting to struggle with the pedals as I am well-accustomed to stick gears in Europe. But this one seemed to differ. Instead of juggling the clutch and gas pedals to start going, I had to juggle the clutch and brake pedals.

 

Is this typical of stick gears in Thailand or is it specific to Toyota pick-ups? Then again, it may have been the driving instructor creating a problem where there was none, but I swear he kept admonishing me never to give gas to get the car going.

24 minutes ago, JackGats said:

never to give gas to get the car going.

Without putting your foot on the accelerator, it will never move.

regards worgeordie

Most diesel trucks - of any GVW - if empty or lightly loaded - can start from a standing stop at idle.

1 hour ago, JackGats said:

Instead of juggling the clutch and gas pedals to start going, I had to juggle the clutch and brake pedals.

sorry did you mistype

Well if Napoleon and the US haded have messed with driving on the left in the first place you wouldn't be having this problem. ????

Just keep practicing your get there. 

A few months ago i drove a manual pickup (i think it was Isuzu), i didn't notice anything special, the clutch, gas and break pedals behaved normal

Perhaps the ride was a cut & shut jobby and the pedals are the wrong way round.... ????...........????

Clutch on pickups tends to be quite heavy.

I think most EFI car could handle start/running on idle, albeit awkward. 

In China many driving school lock up gas pedal and increase idle to teach manual, kind of a lazy move(they just assume everyone is newbie can't handle 3 pedals), maybe same story here? I've driven normal Toyota pickups doesn't felt any different from usual.