In the US, bicycles have front brake on left. Higher end stuff (Tiagra, 105, Ultegra & Dura Ace for roadies and Diore for MTB) can easily be switched without much fuss. With your regular Walmart bikes, sometimes it's a pain to switch since the cheap brake/shift levers may not be identical on both sides.
In New Zealand, when they had brake on left and clutch on right, which side was the throttle on? How about rear brakes? The oldest bike I've ridden was an early 70s Honda Benly. That was "normal".
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