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  1. 9th February 2011, 11:57 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duck's Guts View Post
    .... the LHD market thing was the reason.
    Same for the indicator/blinker stalk being on the left of the steering column
    Just about all UK cars are , long before exporting began .......
    Was a real annoyance since changing gear and indicating lane
    changes at the same time was difficult .
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  2. 9th February 2011, 02:01 PM #12
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    Could be that the UK is part of the EU. It seems that the EU is trying to standardise everything (remember the Euro sausage episode of Yes Minister). So some Dingbat in Brussels has probably decreed that all European cars will have the bonnet release on the left, why, because he could.
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  3. 9th February 2011, 02:07 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by iannicki View Post
    I was told by a dealer in 2009 that it was a safety design issue in the UK (right-hand drive). When you pull over to the left, it prevents the person who is operating the bonnet lever from being on the traffic side of the vehicle.
    That was actually my first though, but I guess we'd have to ask a LH Drive owner if their lever is on the RHS. If the answer is no, well I guess it's back to the volume sales market then, as apposed to a nice safety feature.
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  4. 9th February 2011, 05:43 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by iannicki View Post
    When you pull over to the left, it prevents the person who is operating the bonnet lever from being on the traffic side of the vehicle.
    Does this mean that LR knows that the average LR will break down and need the bonnet opening?
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  5. 10th February 2011, 12:21 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    Does this mean that LR knows that the average LR will break down and need the bonnet opening?

    No, it's just to fill the washer bottle.....
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