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There are some spots in the US where you drive on the left, albeit for a short distance and the road is divided. Still messes with my brain. E.g., here in the northern suburbs of Detroit (W. Big Beaver going under I-75): https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5620634,-83.1581674,18z

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It's called a Diverging Diamond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diverging_diamond_interchange

This is kinda like that point where Hong Kong (RHD) traffic meets mainland China traffic (LHD) IIRC. You have to do a little dance to get everyone on the same plan.

Thanks. There's one of these in Santa Fe, NM and I didn't know it had a name. I find driving on it odd but it works.

Also the whole of the Virgin Islands!

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