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From: gpetrola (Gregory Petrolati)
To: british-car@autox.team.net
Subject: Left, Right, Left...Right?
Reply-To: gpetrola
SOL Brothers and Sisters,
What follows appeared in a local newspaper. Though it isn't
exactly LBC content, I thought it did have a certain appeal.
THE QUESTION BOARD
Q: Why are cars on the right side of the road in some countries
and on the left in others?
A: It is believed that the legacy of driving on different sides
of the road in different countries comes from the days when
carriages were in operation and were regularly the victims
of attacks. In Britain it is believed that the tradition of
driving on the left came from the preference of passing ap-
proaching horseman or carriage right-side to right-side to
facilitate right-arm defense against sudden attack. On the
continent the preference was for passing left-side to left-
side because the postilions (a rider mounted on the left-
hand horse of a pair driving a coach) were mounted on the
rearmost left horse in a team. These individuals were better
prepared to battle from the left side.
I suppose we "Mericans" did it just to be contrary, 'cos the
guy riding "shotgun" is on the wrong side of the car, er coach,
or whatever...
Greg Petrolati
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"It's not a leak.... It's a british flow-through lubrication
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Sorry guys, this got bounced the frist time. My error
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"It's not a leak.... It's a british flow-through lubrication
system..."
gpetrola@firefly.prairienet.org
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