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Most people are right handed. Therefore it makes more sense to control the steering wheel with your right hand and use your left for gears.

Japan produces most of the worlds cars and they are right hand drive.

Though it has been noted that people in LHD vehicles have less accidents, possibly because the right eye is dominant and is more capable of detecting hazards and using the rear view mirror.

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