This indeed made the driving unsafe because he is now driving (steering and shifting) with his left hand while his right hand is holding my seatbelt.

这确实让司机开起车来很不安全。为了能一直拉着安全带，他只能用一只手开车(转方向盘和换档)。

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Drive-by-wire would, for example, do away with the distinction between left-hand and right-hand drive vehicles, since the driver would no longer be tied to the steering wheel and the location of the pedals.

ECONOMIST: Drive by wire