I thought it was invented by the BBC for the Navy Lark.
However it actually makes moor since on a bike or in an aircraft where you
lean into a turn.
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Why do people say left hand down instead of left? We all know which way to
turn the wheel to make the car go left, and it's the same in reverse. And
if I'm reversing looking over my shoulder, one hand isn't on the wheel so
the phrase makes no sense!