David Massey wrote:
> ....But you
> can't lay all the blame at our feet as most of the rest of the world also
> drives on the right. All of Europe save the British Isles, all of the
> western hemisphere save a few small islands in the Carribean.
I was told that driving on the right on the Continent was mostly due to Napoleon
imposing this on areas he conquered. I'm not sure how the US ended up on the
right though I think Henry Ford is generally credited with putting the steering
wheel consistently on the left.
ISTR that for many years Sweden had LHD cars but drove on the left -- then
converted to driving on the right... guess that wouldn't have been a phased
implementation!
Geo Hahn
59 TR3A
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