4 , Advantages to Being , a Lefthander.br With approximately 90 of the world’sbr population being right-handed, beingbr a leftie is considered very rare.br In honor of International Lefthanders Daybr on August 13, here are four advantagesbr left-handed people have.br 1. According to a 2014 study, left-handedbr people were found to be better driversbr than those who are right-handed.br This is believed to be because cars are designed br for right-handed drivers, meaning left-handed br drivers must pay more attention to detail.br 2. While this isn’t a proven fact, left-handed peoplebr may have a better chance of becoming president.br Out of the past 15 presidents, seven havebr been non-righties, meaning their maybr be some advantage to being a leftie.br .br 3. In time-sensitive sports, it is harderbr for right-handed people to adjust whenbr competing against left-handed people.br This means that lefthanders have anbr advantage when it comes to certain sports.br .br 4. Researchers believe that left-handed peoplebr are wired in a way that makes them able to recoverbr from a stroke better than right-handed people.br In left-handers, the part of the brain in chargebr of staying alert can be spread out on both sides,br while in right-handers, it’s only on the right side.