Left- and right-hand traffic
Left- and right-hand traffic
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there are countries where people drive on the right side of the road, and then there are countries where people drive on the right side of the road.
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I really don’t get why the states drive wrong-hand drive vehicles. It’s just stupid, most people are right handed. I bet you shoot like shit with your left, and if ever there was a country where shooting out of a vehicle that you’re driving was likely to be a common occurrence, it’s the US. Quid pro quo, it makes more sense for the US to drive on the other side.
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I get where you're going with this but I think you have made some incorrect assumptions.
You steer with the left hand, since manual gearboxes are for lorries and Europeans, Americans don't use them, that leaves the right hand available for more important driving related things. Such as checking your phone, grabbing your 64oz soda from the cup holder, or shooting.
You will fail your driving test if you cannot demonstrate proficiency in switching between those tasks. It varies by state of course but typically it's something like, 1) consume minimum 20 grams of sugar in liquid form 2) add a track to a Spotify playlist 3) put two rounds into a roadsign. Naturally this is a timed test.
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Countries which
use left hand drivedrive on the left side of the road account for only a sixth of the world's land area, but a full third of the population.I suppose that's because
left hand drivedriving on the left has some very dense populations, like Japan, UK and IndiaEdit: terminology mistake
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india has right-hand drive vehicles. the steering wheel is provided at the right-front seat.
we drive on the left side of the road.
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India's doing most of the work here.
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Dont forget malaysia and indonesia
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I needed to consult this map semi recently when I went looking up the places where Suzuki Swifts were made. Long story short, they're all blue.
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A friend of mine was looking into getting a second hand Swift and said many of them don't come with a spare tire. I guess it's fine if you have roadside assistance and never leave the city but still seems odd to me.
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Mostly (most notably minus Japan) a map of former UK colonies. At least the ones still a colony when the car became a thing.
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Kinda the opposite really. They had horses and wagons and carriages which needed rules about which side of the road to drive on long before cars were invented. The left side was the natural side for horsey reasons and most of the world got around on the left until Napoleon came around and forced mainland Europe to switch.
So the map depicts in red the European countries conquered by Napoleon and their colonies as well as the countries later influenced by the US.
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I've always wondered why right-hand traffic is more prevalent. There have been way more cases of countries changing to the right to match their neighbours than the other way around. Cosmic coincidence, a result of international influence, or aliens?
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I think everyone just hates the British. But who am I to judge. I use this absolute hodgepodge for measurement.
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For once the US is on the right side of things
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I learned to drive on the right. Driving on the left is still more natural for me.
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I learned to drive on the right too and it was natural for me as well! But it was not natural for all the people in other vehicles screaming in terror and swerving out of the way. 🤷♂️
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I grew up with right-sided driving, moved to Japan, had zero issue switching to left-sided driving. Also had zero issues switching back to right-sided. I don't think it really makes a difference.
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when the united states shucked off the control of the english, they meant it, in perpetuity, the other colonies, not so much
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If only we also tossed out imperial measurements and 12 hour time.
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