Right hand steers the scooter, stages on the left, cannister on the 
right. Also with light on left when you need both hands you just take the 
light off your left with your right and drape it around your neck in one 
motion.

 Jim

Sender: Hans Petter Roverud  Date: 5/18/99 8:58 PM

>I'm seriously considering a cannister light and will carry it according to
>the Hogarthian standard. However, it would seem intuitive to put the
>Goodman handle on top of the right hand, to avoid a lead crossing over to
>the opposite side. I see most pictures portraying divers with left hand
>lights. Why?
>
>I should probably add, I'm left-handed and pretty insensitive to which hand
>is the "correct" one for anything but writing. I can use either hand
>without really having to consider which one is "good" and which one is
>"bad". Should I still cross the lead over my chest and use the left hand
>for carrying the light head? If I use the right one the lead could run
>along (or even twist around) my right arm with little slack to snag on
>anything.
>
>regards,
>
>Hans 
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