Clutch, accelerator, brake
11/01/2015
We can handle different shifting schemes without any problems, regardless of whether the first gear is front left or rear left. In an emergency, we can even cope with first and second being on the right and third and fourth on the left, as with the Panhard CD.
We have also learned to deal with the steering wheel on the right and we have long since stopped being bothered by differently positioned blinker or light switches.
But if the accelerator and brakes are reversed, then you do start spinning. Of course, everything is still fine if you can concentrate on one activity, e.g. driving off. But what if an emergency stop is called for because a pedestrian runs into the road?
In the Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 from 1930, it is better if your reflexes are already trained to the unusual position of the brake pedal (on the right instead of in the middle). Because if you were to stand on the middle pedal in a hectic rush, the car would lurch forward, driven by the compressor-assisted in-line six-cylinder engine.
