>Dan McNamara wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>> Need an answer to a question. Why do the people in England (and related
>> countries) drive on the left side of the road and the U.S. drive on the
>> right? Wouldn't it have made more sense for car manufacturers to
>> standardize world wide? Know this sounds trivial, but I cannot think of a
>> single reason. Thanks
>> Dan McNamara
>> Bowling Green, Ohio
>> mcnamara@wcnet.org
>> "95 Miata"
>> "62 TR4"
>> "86 SAAB 900S"
>Let me see, It seems like sometime in the '60's maybe the 70's when
>Japan broke down and converted to driving on the right side of the
>street. THat's "right" as opposed to "left", not "right" as opposed to
>"wrong". Although som might argue the latter. Anyway it caused traffic
>tie-ups and accidents for a great long time before the people got used
>to the change.
I thought the Jap's drove on the left still, don't you mean the Swedes who
converted???
>Anybody who has ever driven in England after having learned to drive in
>the US, can appreciate how awkward it is to get used to. And the
>inverse is also true.
On the odd occassion I've driven in Europe(ie NOT Britain, that'll set Odd off
again :-)) I always found it quite easy to adjust, just took a little thought
at big junctions thats all.
>Since practicaly all the rest of the world is
>driving on the right now, it would be up to the Brits to initiate the
>change.
According to the site that was named there is still a third of the world
drivin' on the left.
>For a country that still has a monarchy, that's a large change to make.
Ya just jealous!!!! :-) :-)
>Joe Curry '63 Spit (right-hand drive, but woefully still no doors)
Eh, how come your steering wheels on the proper side then??? :-)
Rich
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