Why do we drive on the left side while the rest of the world drives on the right?

[gnuel3]

I've always wondered..

 

[KEV1N]

I'm guessing for the same reason we don't use the metric system.

 

[nicowju]

speaking of which, does anyone know of any country besides the US that is LHD?

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: nicowju
speaking of which, does anyone know of any country besides the US that is LHD?

Canada

 

[isekii]

Korea

 

[Brutuskend]

There ARE several, though I can't think of any right now.....
<---Headache

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: gnuel3
I've always wondered..

I don't know where you live, but I drive on the right side of the road.

 

[deerslayer]

We're non-conformists

 

[isekii]

Mexico

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

From what I have heard, most non-western countries are on the "drive wherever the hell you want" system.

 

[yobarman]

Originally posted by: bunker

Originally posted by: nicowju
speaking of which, does anyone know of any country besides the US that is LHD?

Canada

LHD? You mean all of Europe except Great Britian?

 

[deerslayer]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: gnuel3
I've always wondered..

I don't know where you live, but I drive on the right side of the road.

I think he means the left side of the car, like the drivers seat is on the left.

 

[ed21x]

I'm guessing it was because we were the first nation to popularize the automobile, and establish that as a standard here. No one else followed.

 

[PatboyX]

yeah, its not really "the rest of the world" just some other Biggies. i find it strange becuase, in countries where it is different from ours (im thinking of england) i kept hearing stories about how hard it was for people who were raised there to remember which way to look while stepping off the curb...they kept running PSA announcements for children to get them to look about 7 times before stepping into the street.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: gnuel3
I've always wondered..

I don't know where you live, but I drive on the right side of the road.

I think he means where the drivers seat is in the car notfred, otherwise, I'm w/ you

 

[ElFenix]

only the brit empire (excluding canada) and japan drive on the wrong damn side of the road. most places have LSD

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
From what I have heard, most non-western countries are on the "drive wherever the hell you want" system.

Aint that the truth

 

[wfbberzerker]

is there any advantage to one side over the other?

 

[her209]

The left hand always feels better.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: her209
The left hand always feels better.

lol

 

[Miramonti]

we drive the same direction but pave the roads backwards.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
only the brit empire (excluding canada) and japan drive on the wrong damn side of the road. most places have LSD

Yeah. The standard IS left hand drive. Britain and its former colonies, and Japan, are the deviants. I don't know if I would like shifting gears with my left hand. Seems more logical and intuitive to have the car's center of mass on your right if you are right handed, which most people happen to be.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
only the brit empire (excluding canada) and japan drive on the wrong damn side of the road. most places have LSD

Yeah. The standard IS left hand drive. Britain and its former colonies, and Japan, are the deviants. I don't know if I would like shifting gears with my left hand. Seems more logical and intuitive to have the car's center of mass on your right if you are right handed, which most people happen to be.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: ElFenix
only the brit empire (excluding canada) and japan drive on the wrong damn side of the road. most places have LSD

Yeah. The standard IS left hand drive. Britain and its former colonies, and Japan, are the deviants. I don't know if I would like shifting gears with my left hand. Seems more logical and intuitive to have the car's center of mass on your right if you are right handed, which most people happen to be.

I have driven on both sides of the road. It all feels the same.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: ElFenix
only the brit empire (excluding canada) and japan drive on the wrong damn side of the road. most places have LSD

Yeah. The standard IS left hand drive. Britain and its former colonies, and Japan, are the deviants. I don't know if I would like shifting gears with my left hand. Seems more logical and intuitive to have the car's center of mass on your right if you are right handed, which most people happen to be.

Yup... its more natural to use the right hand on the stick.