Something I've always been curious about

[DaveSims]

On left hand drive vehicles (like we have in the US), the pedals from left to right are clutch, brake, and gas.  Is it the same in right hand drive vehicles (Uk, etc.), or is it reversed as well?

[Fozzer]

Yep...

...you got that right....and Reverse is operated by the Gear Lever...

Paul... ... ... ...!

...sorry, Davy!... ...!

[Hagar]

[quote]On left hand drive vehicles (like we have in the US), the pedals from left to right are clutch, brake, and gas.

[DaveSims]

[quote][quote]On left hand drive vehicles (like we have in the US), the pedals from left to right are clutch, brake, and gas.

[Hagar]

[quote][quote][quote]On left hand drive vehicles (like we have in the US), the pedals from left to right are clutch, brake, and gas.

[expat]

When did this set up become standard? I know (but names and models escape me) that the set up was fairly random when cars first started to appear. I seem to remember an early Rolls that had the clutch in the middle??

Matt

[Hagar]

When did this set up become standard? I know (but names and models escape me) that the set up was fairly random when cars first started to appear. I seem to remember an early Rolls that had the clutch in the middle??

Matt

The Model T Ford had a very odd arrangement. Not sure when it was standardised.

"The Model T's transmission was controlled with three foot pedals and a lever that was mounted to the road side of the driver's seat. The throttle was controlled with a lever on the steering wheel. The left pedal was used to engage the gear. With the handbrake in either the mid position or fully forward and the pedal pressed and held forward the car entered low gear. When held in an intermediate position the car was in neutral, a state that could also be achieved by pulling the floor-mounted lever to an upright position. If the lever was pushed forward and the driver took his foot off the left pedal, the Model T entered high gear, but only when the handbrake lever was fully forward. The car could thus cruise without the driver having to press any of the pedals. There was no separate clutch pedal.

The middle pedal was used to engage reverse gear, and the right pedal operated the engine brake. The floor lever also controlled the parking brake, which was activated by pulling the lever all the way back. This doubled as an emergency brake."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T

[Fozzer]

When did this set up become standard? I know (but names and models escape me) that the set up was fairly random when cars first started to appear. I seem to remember an early Rolls that had the clutch in the middle??

Matt

The Model T Ford had a very odd arrangement. Not sure when it was standardised.

"The Model T's transmission was controlled with three foot pedals and a lever that was mounted to the road side of the driver's seat. The throttle was controlled with a lever on the steering wheel. The left pedal was used to engage the gear. With the handbrake in either the mid position or fully forward and the pedal pressed and held forward the car entered low gear. When held in an intermediate position the car was in neutral, a state that could also be achieved by pulling the floor-mounted lever to an upright position. If the lever was pushed forward and the driver took his foot off the left pedal, the Model T entered high gear, but only when the handbrake lever was fully forward. The car could thus cruise without the driver having to press any of the pedals. There was no separate clutch pedal.

The middle pedal was used to engage reverse gear, and the right pedal operated the engine brake. The floor lever also controlled the parking brake, which was activated by pulling the lever all the way back. This doubled as an emergency brake."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T

...just before you ran into the Horse wandering aimlessly on the mud track in front of you!.... ...!

Paul...Thank goodness for "Standards".... ...!

...and Asphalt Roads!.... ...!

[Leigh]

there was a bently with (from left to right) Clutch Accel Brake or maybe a foot gear change or something like that crazy stuff really 

[Hagar]

The 1927 Model A was the first Ford to use the standard set of driver controls, with conventional clutch and brake pedals, throttle and gearshift. A hand-operated throttle lever was mounted on the steering wheel. http://www.model-a.org/controls_adjustments.html

The 1925 Peugeot 172R had the accelerator pedal in the middle with the brake on the right.