On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:54:57 +0000, Paul Terry
wrote:

This web-page has some interesting ideas on the reasons behind
left/right driving, taken mostly from the book: 'The Rule of the Road:
An International Guide to History and Practice' by Peter Kincaid .

I'm not sure what you mean by "this webpage" but the one I and others
mentioned ....

http://users.pandora.be/worldstandar...ft.htm#history

suggests that the type of very large wagon teams used in the USA (but
not GB) were driven by a rider on the left rear horse ("so he could keep
his right arm free to lash the team") and since he was sitting on the
left the natural position was to keep to the right of road. I have no
idea if that really is the explanation, but it seems plausible.


Er, could have sworn I pasted the link in:
http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/

The reason it's worth reading is that it (and, I presume, the book)
treat many of the purported reasons for left/right side of the road
with a healthy scepticism.

Martin

Martin @ Strawberry Hill