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> Why do Brits drive on the left, and most other folk on the right?
> Well, everyone mounts a horse from the left, because then your sword
> doesn't get in the way.
> You mount & dismount your horse at the side of the road, not in the
> mud in the middle. So you stay on the left of the road.
> Of course, you only HAVE a horse if you're a rich nobleman.
> But noblemen found it better to get their feet muddy & grovel a bit
> rather than loose a foot of height... so they rode on the right of
> the road.
> And the rest of the world just followed like sheep...
>
> Wulf
Actually, no. Japan drives on the left as well. And actually, the right/left was _not_ standard until the time of Napoleon -- who standardized a LOT of things across the Continent.
Jeff
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