Eli5 why driving on one side of a car is more practical than driving in the middle of one. Surely, the middle gives you better spacial awareness but things like the Monza SP1 exist and you still sit on one side of the vehicle

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Eli5 why driving on one side of a car is more practical than driving in the middle of one. Surely, the middle gives you better spacial awareness but things like the Monza SP1 exist and you still sit on one side of the vehicle

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We brought a German car to Ireland, so had to drive on the “wrong side” of the road. Overtaking becomes pretty much impossible in that scenario, you can’t see shit. Even if you were sitting in the middle, you’d have less vision of what’s happening ahead. So while there might be an argument for it with formula 1 cars or some such where weight distribution is crucial, in an everyday car, that small benefit would not outweigh the safety aspect.