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Re: Why do (or did) the British drive on the left.

To: mgs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Why do (or did) the British drive on the left.
From: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:05:36 -0800 (PST)
--- ksmith40@centurytel.net wrote:

> A: They risked guessing the width incorrectly and hitting each
> others fenders.
> B: They couldn't stop and talk face to face with the other guy with
> the engines running without sliding across the seat.

Having the steering wheel on the left side was not standardized
in the US until the advent of the Model T Ford.  So many Model Ts
were on the roads that soon all manufacturers adopted Ford's
steering wheel placement as a defacto standard.



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David Breneman         david_breneman@yahoo.com


                
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