>Because the Romans did. That reason kind of fails when you look at Italy :) I think in the US it was common for people to drive on left, right or whatever be

>Because the Romans did. That reason kind of fails when you look at Italy :) I think in the US it was common for people to drive on left, right or whatever before 1900. Then they had to chose a side. I remember seeing very old pictures of autos with the steering wheel on the right, and I believe even the center.