Having a disscusion with a guy living in UK. He says there his turn signals are on the left.

After driving left and right hand vehicles in numerous countries I've found as a general rule the indicator stalk is always drivers window side.

On my Rover 25 in the UK my turn stalk was left...here my Nissan,s are on the right.....makes no matter to many of the locals here as they don,t bother with indicators...

Generaly, in European cars its on the left while Japanese and others are on the right... 

It is a general "rule" that vehicles made by European manufacturers have the indicater on the left but those from Japanese are on the right.   Do not think that varies by Country of manufacture, just Country of maker.

 

PH

Generally found that vehicles manufactured in the East are on the right. We also have a Merc which is on the opposite side and to confuse things even more there is the usual Washers+cruise control+indicators on the steering wheel plus the gear select as there is no gear lever mounted  in the centre floor.

 

Fun when you try indicating and the wipers spring into action, then in an attempt to correct it you follow up by dropping  down a gear or worse still flicking it into park mode.

Right (Ford)

In UK, all UK spec cars have the indicator lever on the left side of the steering column. In Dubai, where cars are right hand drive, all UAE spec cars also have the indicator lever on the left hand side! As we know, most vehicles here in Thailand, where driving should be on the same side of the road as in UK, indicator levers or on the right side ????.

Can be either side in my experience.

Suzuki, right side... 

In UK, BMW cars don't have a stalk.

 

That's a good question I always wondered why I put my windscreen wipers on sometimes. ????

37 minutes ago, ThaIrish Sean said:

In UK, BMW cars don't have a stalk.

 

 

They do but drivers don't know where they are or what they are for?????

2 hours ago, ThaIrish Sean said:

In UK, BMW cars don't have a stalk.

 

Still using hand signals.....?  ????

We have vehicles in the US and here.....

 

No matter which way I go I hit the damn wiper switch a few times when signaling - so, don't ask me.....

I guess it make sense to put the indicator on a right hand drive vehicle on the RHS, but then the Brits have always had different ideas.

Perhaps it's because in the UK, the windscreen wipers get far more use than the turn indicators.

19 hours ago, Farma said:

After driving left and right hand vehicles in numerous countries I've found as a general rule the indicator stalk is always drivers window side.

+1 This has been my experience driving left or right hand drive cars around the world.  

When I fist came to Thailand it was on the wrong side but now I've got used to it it's on the right side.

When I put my intermittant wipers on, I always assume drivers know I will be making a left turn

20 hours ago, ezzra said:

 Japanese ... are on the right... 

Not true in North America. As someone said above, the Japanese makes put them next to the driver's window. I have a Toyota and an MG here in Chiang Mai. They're opposite each other. MG likes to think of themselves as a  European brand. My friend has an Opel with the signals on the left. 

Coming from the US when I first starting driving here I was frequently turning on the windshield wipers when I meant to signal a turn.  

Every vehicle I have seen here they are on the right side.

I think you’ll find it could be based on the make of vehicle, not what hand drive it is.

23 hours ago, Farma said:

After driving left and right hand vehicles in numerous countries I've found as a general rule the indicator stalk is always drivers window side.

My experience also, cars I've had in Thailand

Izuzu right

toyota right

mitsubishi right

honda right

 

Except my 2013 Ford left (just went and checked)

 

On 1/6/2021 at 12:48 PM, 4MyEgo said:

Right (Ford)

 Yes  = when I jump into the Ranger I often get the wipers working = me getting old my Audi is on the left

2 Nissan one I keep flashing the headlights instead of screen washers.

34 minutes ago, ignis said:

 Yes  = when I jump into the Ranger I often get the wipers working = me getting old my Audi is on the left

 

I know exactly what you mean as I used to own an X5 back in the day, same problem till I got used to it.

On 1/6/2021 at 12:48 PM, 4MyEgo said:

Right (Ford)

Right Chevy Colorado.

If all things were equal, the indicator stalk should be on the drivers window side. The reasoning being that drivers of manual gearbox cars can operate the indicator and still be able to change gear.  Hence most cars that are designed and built in a RHD country have their indicator stalks on the right whilst on LHD cars they are generally on the left.

 

However, motor manufacturers try to save money and usualy only make one switchgear set so for example, most European cars that are exported to the UK still have their indicator stalks on the left (because Europe is LHD) - even though we are RHD whereas it is normally the case that Japanese cars in the UK have their indicator on the right (because Japan is RHD) - that also being the correct side for the UK.

 

However, I believe that some Japanese manufacturers have started building LHD cars with the indicator on the left which has then overlapped onto the UK market because the rest of the car's spec is Euro.

 

When I spend my usual 2 weeks in Thailand I spend most of that time turning the wipers on by mistake. I've just about got used to it by the time I'm ready to go home where I spend the next 2 weeks doing the same in my UK car.????

19 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I guess it make sense to put the indicator on a right hand drive vehicle on the RHS, but then the Brits have always had different ideas.

No, it is imposed on us - see my previous post. If you go back to where we actually designed and built cars in the UK instead of being just an assembly plant for Europe, you will find that British cars have their stalks on the right.

turn indictors are an optional extra in Thailand. Most Thais don't go for that option apparently.