I hadn't heard the knight explanation. However, I think most early cars
were MHD (middle hand drive), often with only one seat in front. This was
partly because they were steered with levers, perhaps in imitation of
reins, which often are held from the middle.
Jim Ruwaldt
'72 TR6 CC79338U
Bloomington, IN
On Fri, 5 Sep 1997 dstauffa@csc.com wrote:
> The Brits drive on the LHS because in the Good OLd Days it meant the riders
> sword or lance arm was in position to attack an oncoming rider in jousting.
> So there everybody!
> By the time Colonials got around to civilisation, guns were in existence.
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> I can see that this will be an interesting thread. I have heard the above
> as one explanation and it does make sense, especially after having seen a
> jousting match. (What about left handed knights? Or was that the "devil's
> hand"?)
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> However, some very early American cars (1900-1904) were RHD. I believe
> the Ford Model C was one example.
>
> Since most of the RHD countries were British colonies, does that mean that
> Hong Kong did the same. What about South Africa? Ireland?
>
> Dave
> San Diego
> 1970 TR6 CP51649
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