We are currently in Kota Kanabalu, Malaysian Borneo. We rented a car today and plan to drive to Kanabalu National Park to see some cool jungles, flowers and creatures, and then on to Sandakan to see orangutans and proboscus monkeys.
As it turns out, drivers in Malaysia drive on the left side of the road. The steering wheel is on the right, and I shift with my left hand. Thankfully, the pedals are the same as I'm used to. Our inital drives around Kota Kinabalu have been safe, but awkward. It just feels wrong being on the right side of the car, and I can't tell you how many times I've shifted into 4th gear when I really wanted 2nd. I've tried getting into the passenger seat several times, and once I pulled to the right as a car was coming at us. Thankfully, we were both driving very slowly and he went around me, looking at me as if to say, "are you insane!?". Hopefully I won't do that again.
I'm expecting that the driving will be much easier once we get out of the city and into more rural areas where there are fewer intersections, rotarys and other obstacles. This should be fun!
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I am sure after driving in Boston you were prepared for driving on the "wrong" side. Glad to hear you guys are doing fine. Stay safe. Dad ferg.
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