Just last week I changed the oil

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On the way into work this morning, I drew zandev's attention to the fact that the vast majority of cars seem to have their petrol filler caps on the right hand side. He pointed out that that was silly, and that there should be an even distribution.

We tried to count filler caps on cars going past, but ran into a problem: seeing one means the cap is on the right. Not seeing one means the cap is on the left or you just missed it. Plus there were issues with cars going past too quickly, sun in eyes, etc.

So, I think a little scientific rigour is needed. And what could be more scientifically rigorous than an LJ poll ?


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I have another leftie Toyota.

I'm not convinced there's a correct side for the petrol filler cap, though I've wondered the same things you did about distributions myself. I recall now that I wondered about it recently in the US, on the off-chance that it was noticeably different. So I started checking while being passengerified on the highway. Sadly, I got distracted. Ah well. I think they had more lefties.

When it comes to the indicators, there is a correct and incorrect. It is utterly, and unquestionably the case that they should be on the right.