Driving on different sides of the road
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I think we just fun confusing overseas tourists which is why we do things differentlyDoes any one know why different countrys drive on different sides of the roads? I've always wondered thisonder:
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I think it's because the steering wheel is on different sides of the cars... :brock:
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I actually saw something about this on a travel show a couple of weeks ago.
I forget the details, but it apparently has to do with the British following jousting rules of riding on the left side of the middle line, leaving the right arm free to do the jousting. I'm not kidding 
. Maybe this travel show got it wrong, but there are stranger reasons for doing things than this. Anyway, the US and mainland Europe decided to do it the other way basically to thumb their noses at the UK. Of course New Zealand and Australia and most other British Commonwealth countries do as the Brits do.
In Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) in the South Pacific where my mom used to live, they used to drive on the right from the left side of the car even though they are a Commonwealth country. But a couple of years ago, they switched to the British way. I think it had to do with the strong ties between them and New Zealand and Australia. But apparently, it was a bit scary for a while until people got used to the change
I forget the details, but it apparently has to do with the British following jousting rules of riding on the left side of the middle line, leaving the right arm free to do the jousting. I'm not kidding . Maybe this travel show got it wrong, but there are stranger reasons for doing things than this. Anyway, the US and mainland Europe decided to do it the other way basically to thumb their noses at the UK. Of course New Zealand and Australia and most other British Commonwealth countries do as the Brits do. In Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) in the South Pacific where my mom used to live, they used to drive on the right from the left side of the car even though they are a Commonwealth country. But a couple of years ago, they switched to the British way. I think it had to do with the strong ties between them and New Zealand and Australia. But apparently, it was a bit scary for a while until people got used to the change
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-side_driving
this above wikipedia article was interesting. i was curious if traffic was different in days of horses and carriages. i guess a few countries driving rules have changed over time, inculding the usa.
this above wikipedia article was interesting. i was curious if traffic was different in days of horses and carriages. i guess a few countries driving rules have changed over time, inculding the usa.
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That's a good one SeizetheNight :roflmao:
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That is a bad azz link, I learned a lot!
Thanks daydreamer.
Thanks daydreamer.
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Does any one know why different countrys drive on different sides of the roads? I've always wondered this
I have always wondered that myself. I was born in Germany, where they drive on the same side as those in the U.S.(I am American by birth). But I lived in London(where they drive on the opposite side of the road) for two years, starting when I was 9yrs.-old. It made no sense to me, why England, Wales n' Scotland drove on the left, while the rest of Europe drove on the right. Even the Japanese drive on the left side of the road.