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1/3 of the planets population drives on the left mate. (Incidentally, if a country drives on the left then as a general rule of thumb, they also play cricket.
by GJim 4mo ago
1/3 of the planets population drives on the left mate.
(Incidentally, if a country drives on the left then as a general rule of thumb, they also play cricket. I've no idea why this might be the case.)
- bdsa 4mo agoBritish influence? I'm not sure the correlation holds up in Japan's case though
- pjc50 4mo agoBritish influence again - apparently through the train network. Despite Commodore Perry and the Portuguese, Britain had significant influence during the Meiji restoration.
- ornornor 4mo agoI’d say it’s because cricket is British and driving on the other side is British too?
- GJim 4mo agoI really had no idea. Give that man a coconut.
- lifestyleguru 4mo agoDon't want succumb to any conspiracy theory, but they also tend to play rugby.
- aitchnyu 4mo agoI'm from India and had to Google these guys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_national_cricket_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_national_cricket_team
- xyzzy3000 4mo agoThe car in the article has the steering wheel on the left, which is the wrong side for vehicles driving on the left-hand side of the road. Domestically-produced cars in both the UK and Japan have the steering wheel on the right.