Nothing to do with kilting of course, but I appreciate Jock's warning and have enjoyed the conversation. I've decided against hiring a car for my upcoming trip to Scotland and have booked a small group tour for the limited free time that I have.

There is a region in Eastern Australia not far from where I live where lots of fruit is grown and a lot of European backpackers are employed to pick it. Following a spike in road accidents attributed to European drivers driving on the wrong side of the road over a decade ago a lot of work has gone into signage, road marking and education in the region. From what I have heard it has been successful. I am a Civil Engineer for the adjacent Local Government area, so these issues are of particular interest to me.

In Australia we drive on the Left Hand side of the road, so I'm not too concerned about my upcoming visit to Scotland, but have experienced the need to concentrate and remember where you are when visiting the USA, Mexico & France.

I grew up driving a manual with the shifter on my left so it comes naturally to me, but have driven a couple of vehicles with the shifter on the right. My father in law has a WWII Jeep which is Left Hand Drive. My Father has a collection of historic cars, which are all Right Hand Drive, but two of them have the shifter on the Right Hand side in the doorway. A 1917 Buick tourer and a 1951 Bentley.