Driving on the WRONG side of the road.

Posted by David in England on July 12, 2006 at 07:23:56 from (86.137.16.168):

Hi Gang;
I was told that we started to drive on the lefthand side hundreds of years ago because most people are right handed, and the drivers of coaches & wagons used the wip (for the horses) in their right hand. By driving on the left, the whip wouldnt get tangled up in the hedges & trees growing alongside the roads & tracks.
Similarly, grass mowers were right hand cut and binders were lefthand cut because the whip would catch in the sails.
Whats the thoughts from your side of the pond?
Ive driven lefthand drive cars in Europe and never had a problem because of tractor driving the gears on the right came naturally.
However Ive nearly come unstuck here several times, driving my lefthand drive WW2 Willys Jeep on the left is very un-nerving especially going around corners !!!
Cheers David

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