Formation of Left Hand drive Cars
Today 65% of the countries of the world use the left hand drive A.K.A LHD cars, whereas the rest of the 35% of the countries uses right hand drive (RHD) vehicles. Prior the French revolution was started in the 18th century, the Aristocrats and rulers of France used to drive on the left side of the road and forcing the non-royal citizens to move on the right. Though, some of the Aristocrats are started to drive on the right hand side of the road as well to save themselves from complaints and behead.
Left Hand Drive Countries
When the French revolution happened, standard rule was passed asking every citizen regardless of class to keep the traffic on the common right. Since then the world that associated with France drive on the right side of the road that leads them to buy left hand drive cars.
The French implemented to drive on the right hand traffic and use left hand drive car in every single territories that fell under the French control that explains the left hand drive cars and right hand traffic in most of African countries. Furthermore, this influence of French on African countries also led Arab nations to adopt left hand drive cars in the Middle East as well as the Germans also drive on right hand side of the road and use left hand drive cars.
Numerous countries with Left Hand Traffic include Caribbean former British colonies, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, New Zealand as well as Australia. Moreover, when it comes to European countries there are only four countries left with left hand drive rule that includes Ireland, the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Malta. However, Thailand, Bhutan, Mozambique, East Timor, Japan, Suriname, Nepal, as well as Indonesia are in the list of left hand traffic countries other than the former British Empire that is totally right hand drive.
All of this explained that the territories obtained by the British understood to drive on left hand side and drive right hand drive cars, due to which today India, Australia, Bangladesh and also Pakistan drive on the left hand traffic and use right hand drive cars.
Best Left Hand Drive Cars
Countries like Japan and Germany produces a huge amount of high quality left hand drive cars and export in countries where right hand traffic rule is suggested. Japanese best left hand drive car includes Toyota Alphard, Nissan Fairylady, Toyota Avensis, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Auris, Toyota Rav4, Nissan Almera, Nissan Elgrand, and Nissan Xtrail.
There are some best German left hand drives that includes Audi A8, Audi A7 Sedan and A5, Mercedes-Benz S-class, Mercedes-Benz E-class, CLA Class and C-Class, BMW 7 Series, BMW 6 series, Volkswagen CC and more.
Exceptions
As any other convention, it is needed to get notice the exceptions. Indonesia, Bhutan, East Timor, Suriname, Nepal, Thailand, Mozambique as well as Japan are the those countries who was never been a part of British Empire regardless of that all these countries traffic runs on the left hand side of the road with led them to have right hand drive cars.
Moreover, in Africa the side of the cars flow was depends on the colonial administrations as the colonies that lie under Portuguese as well as British bond to follow left hand side traffic and drive right hand drive cars.
Verdict
All these cars are left hand drive and one of the best cars to buy in terms of interior, exterior and extensive interior features along with safety features. All the left hand drive cars offered by Japan and Germany are highly reliable.
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