To: | tboicey@brit.ca |
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Subject: | Re: Driving on left or right side |
From: | Mark Stahlke <mstahlke@denver.infi.net> |
Date: | Fri, 05 Sep 1997 19:12:25 -0700 |
Cc: | triumphs@Autox.Team.Net |
On 05-Sep-97, SBollen728@aol.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. Similar story in Japan. The Samuri wore their swords on the left and drew with the right hand. It was considered a mortal offense to bang your scabard against someone else's. "Driving" on the left prevented that. Mark Stahlke Sandan, Hakkoryu Jujutsu |
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