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They drive on the left side because they walk on the left side. They say the origin for left-hand traffic in Japan comes from the Edo period where samurai, who
by Hamuko 6y ago
They drive on the left side because they walk on the left side. They say the origin for left-hand traffic in Japan comes from the Edo period where samurai, who wore their swords on the left side, would walk on the left side of the road to avoid clashing swords with each other.
- prerok 6y agoLeft hand side vs right hand side has a really complicated history. A lot of Europe was left hand side first as well, although I just learned from Wikipedia that that might be myth: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic