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The UK is not exactly alone in driving on the left : Nations like Japan, India and Indonesia keep it company (among the 76 [0])... One explanation that always
by mdda 14y ago
The UK is not exactly alone in driving on the left : Nations like Japan, India and Indonesia keep it company (among the 76 [0])...
One explanation that always made sense to me is that when driving a manual/stick-shift car, taking your dominant hand (statistically the right hand) off the steering wheel for a secondary task like changing gear is more dangerous... YMMV
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-_and_left-hand_traffic#Jurisdictions_with_left-hand_traffic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-_and_left-hand_traffic#Ju...
- laacz 14y agoYes, I'm informed. This comment was not ment to be insulting to those who drive on the wro.. left side of the road. Just an observation of specific roundabout from a person, who drives on right one each day.
- Peroni 14y agoAlso Australia & NZ. Most people forget those two.
- jrochkind1 14y agoThat might indeed make drive/sit-on-the-left better -- but I think it's not where it originated from, the drive-on right/left distinction has existed since the days of horse and carriage, before there were gear shifts or steering wheels! Although apparently the origins DO have to do with keeping your dominant hand free for various tasks! http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/634/why-do-the-british-drive-on-the-left http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/634/why-do-the-brit...