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Not sure about the accuracy of this (or even the original source) but interesting tidbit from what I've read was that driving on the left side of the road is a
by gshrikant 8y ago
Not sure about the accuracy of this (or even the original source) but interesting tidbit from what I've read was that driving on the left side of the road is a remnant of British colonial times which lives on in the modern Commonwealth nations (Australia, India etc.).
- rjsw 8y agoJapan was never a British colony though.
- ksec 8y agoMost country switch to Right side of the road because they hated the Brits. Japan uses the left side of the road because that is simply the right UX.
- Stratoscope 8y agoWhat makes driving on the left "simply the right UX?" I would have guessed it is arbitrary, but you may know something I don't. So I'm curious to learn about it.