Alan, all of the postal vehicles run with a normal steering wheel position, so in Australia the steering wheel is on the right. Drivers have to walk around the vehicle to the service door, extract the parcel, then make the delivery.
Other vehicles that require wrong side steering, like street cleaning or semi automated garbage collection vehicles, have dual controls. Meaning they have two steering wheels and two sets of foot levers so that when on the job the driver/operator sits on the left or gutter side and does the job. Once the dedicated part of their round is finished, they move to the right side of the vehicle to drive normally.
The Germans in the form of the Unimog vehicle, have taken this one step further. They have as an option, the possibility of sliding the steering wheel and the foot controls from one side to the other. Takes about 30 seconds to do the deed; very neat and a perfect solution to the world traveller.
Mick.
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