Why does england drive on the wrong side of the road?

[john_us]

I don't get it

[Turkey]

eat sluhs

[Toasty_Is_Back]

we dont you obese yank tvvat :)

obese - yank......two words that go together like salt and pepper, or chips and gravy :drool:!

[john_us]

I am not obese

answering a question with insults is just a worthless contribution to this thread

[sosh]

its only England and Australia that do drive on the left side, yes?

[great white]

Originally posted by john_us
I am not obese

answering a question with insults is just a worthless contribution to this thread Agreed but then again john he is an obnoxious northern knuckle dragger....of which the response was to be expected....

There is infact a reason why it is so I read it once but I can't remember what the explanation was....I believe it has something to do with left right hand and feet co-ordination.....

[john_us]

Originally posted by great white
Agreed but then again john he is an obnoxious northern knuckle dragger....of which the response was to be expected....

There is infact a reason why it is so I read it once but I can't remember what the explanation was....I believe it has something to do with left right hand and feet co-ordination.....

lol, "knuckle dragger", are long arms genetic in the north?

Anyways, I woulda figured england and us would, at the very least, be on the same side. Back in the day with horses and carriages, would that custom have been brought over here as well? Or did the person responsible for that fall overboard on his way over?


Anyways, I think the bahamas may drive on the other side also. Or the caymen islands, maybe both. One of them at least.

[TheGreatDane]

Originally posted by john_us
I don't get it

Why do we have less car accidents than you?

I guess you could also ask why Germany has less car accidents despite them not having ANY speed limits.

[Enclosure_Boy]

Originally posted by sosh
its only England and Australia that do drive on the left side, yes?

There's a whole lot more than just us. It's mainly the Commonwealth countries, excluding Canada.

Sweden used to drive on the same side as the British 40 years ago but somehow managed to change to driving on the right instead of left overnight.

[Vegas_33139]

Here's a rather good explanation ( quite interesting too) of why we, and suprisingly many others, driver on the left.

THIS IS WHY (http://www.2pass.co.uk/goodluck.htm)


Doc:wave:

[Kop]

The thread should be, "Why does the rest of the Wolrd drive on the wrong sign on the road?

[James_F]

Loads of countries drive on the left. Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Ireland, South Africa i think... and India.. Lots more, in fact i think more drive on the left than right.

[sosh]

That is incorrect James...

[James_F]

Which bit Sosh? When i said more drive the left? You are correct, i was just guessing because I knew there were a lot.

Anyway, here is the list!!

R Afghanistan
R Albania
R Algeria
R American Samoa
R Andorra
R Angola
L Anguilla
L Antigua and Barbuda
R Argentina
R Armenia
R Aruba
L Australia
R Austria
R Azerbaijan
L Bahamas
R Bahrain
L Bangladesh
L Barbados
R Belarus
R Belgium
R Belize
R Benin
L Bermuda
L Bhutan
R Bolivia
R Bosnia and Herzegovina
L Botswana
R Brazil
R British Indian Ocean Territory (Diego Garcia)
L Brunei
R Bulgaria
R Burkina Faso
R Burundi
R Cambodia
R Cameroon
R Canada
R Cape Verde
L Cayman Islands
R Central African Republic
R Chad
R Chile
R China, People's Republic of (Mainland China)
L Christmas Island (Australia)
L Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
R Colombia
R Comoros
R Congo
L Cook Islands
R Costa Rica
R Croatia
R Cuba
L Cyprus
R Czech Republic
R Denmark
R Djibouti
L Dominica
R Dominican Republic
L East Timor
R Ecuador
R Egypt
R El Salvador
R Equatorial Guinea
R Eritrea
R Estonia
R Ethiopia
L Falkland Islands
R Faroe Islands (Denmark)
L Fiji
R Finland
R France
R French Guiana
R French Polynesia
R Gabon
R Gambia, The
R Gaza Strip
R Georgia
R Germany
R Ghana
R Gibraltar
R Greece
R Greenland
L Grenada
R Guadeloupe (French West Indies)
R Guam
R Guatemala
L Guernsey (Channel Islands)
R Guinea
R Guinea-Bissau
L Guyana
R Haiti
R Honduras
L Hong Kong
R Hungary
R Iceland
L India
L Indonesia
R Iran
R Iraq
L Ireland
R Israel
L Isle of Man
R Italy
R Ivory Coast
L Jamaica
L Japan
L Jersey (Channel Islands)
R Jordan
R Kazakhstan
L Kenya
L Kiribati
R Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea)
R Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
R Kuwait
R Kyrgyzstan
R Laos
R Latvia
R Lebanon
L Lesotho
R Liberia
R Libya
R Liechtenstein
R Lithuania
R Luxembourg
L Macau
R Macedonia
R Madagascar
L Malawi
L Malaysia
L Maldives
R Mali
L Malta
R Marshall Islands
R Martinique (French West Indies)
R Mauritania
L Mauritius
R Mayotte (France)
R Mexico
R Micronesia, Federated States of
R Midway Islands (USA)
R Moldova
R Monaco
R Mongolia
L Montserrat
R Morocco
L Mozambique
R Myanmar (Burma)
L Namibia
L Nauru
L Nepal
R Netherlands
R Netherlands Antilles (Curacao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba)
R New Caledonia
L New Zealand
R Nicaragua
R Niger
R Nigeria
L Niue
L Norfolk Island (Australia)
R Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan)
R Norway
R Oman
L Pakistan
R Palau
R Panama
L Papua New Guinea
R Paraguay
R Peru
R Philippines
L Pitcairn Islands (Britain)
R Poland
R Portugal
R Puerto Rico
R Qatar
R Reunion
R Romania
R Russia
R Rwanda
R Saint Barthélemy (French West Indies)
L Saint Helena
L Saint Kitts and Nevis
L Saint Lucia
R Saint Martin (French West Indies)
R Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
L Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
R Samoa
R San Marino
R Sao Tome e Principe
R Saudi Arabia
R Senegal
L Seychelles
R Sierra Leone
L Singapore
R Slovakia
R Slovenia
L Solomon Islands
R Somalia (a part of Somalia trying to assert independence, Somaliland, drives on the left)
L South Africa
R Spain
L Sri Lanka
R Sudan
L Suriname
R Svalbard (Norway)
L Swaziland
R Sweden
R Switzerland
R Syria
R Taiwan
R Tajikistan
L Tanzania
L Thailand
R Togo
L Tokelau (New Zealand)
L Tonga
L Trinidad and Tobago
R Tunisia
R Turkey
R Turkmenistan
L Turks and Caicos Islands
L Tuvalu
L Uganda
R Ukraine
R United Arab Emirates
L United Kingdom
R United States
R Uruguay
R Uzbekistan
R Vanuatu
R Venezuela
R Vietnam
L Virgin Islands (British)
L Virgin Islands (US)
R Wake Island (USA)
R Wallis and Futuna Islands [Fr.]
R West Bank
R Western Sahara (ex Spanish Sahara)
R Yemen
R Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
R Zaire
L Zambia
L Zimbabwe

[James_F]

I meant to put a link to where i got that from:

http://www.travel-library.com/general/driving/drive_which_side.html

An interesting bit about when Sweeden changed sides... if you like that kind of stuff :cool2:

[CAFC Matt]

Originally posted by Kopite4life
The thread should be, "Why does the rest of the Wolrd drive on the wrong sign on the road?

Exactly - we drive on the CORRECT side of the road :salute:

[LF_SW6]

It's the same arguement as 'why are some countries vehicle's (and a few imported ones here) fitted with the driver side on the left ?'

[Jagielka]

Originally posted by TheGreatDane
I guess you could also ask why Germany has less car accidents despite them not having ANY speed limits.

typical berks, what a muppet. germany has speed limits you moron. christ.

[alanglentoran]

Anyway, you forgot to mention Ulster, Wales and Scotland. D'oh!

[Horsey]

As soon as I saw this title I knew it was going to be bad news.

[Smiffyboy]

Originally posted by James_F
L Bahamas
We drive on whatever damn side we please - Normally the one with the least potholes in it.

Interestingly...All our cars are imported from the US, so they are left hand drive, and we drive on the left, so everyone drives in the gutter. Even the drive-throughs and car park ticket dispensers are on the left hand side.

[Athers]

Originally posted by LF_SW6
It's the same arguement as 'why are some countries vehicle's (and a few imported ones here) fitted with the driver side on the left ?'

left-hand-drive cars are made for driving on the right. It makes sense to be towards the middle of the road.

[QPR A Rino]

why do we have less car accidents than you?

e have less car accidnets than the yanks, cos yanks deliberately drive into one another and htne sue them for obsturcting their right to free movement.

[Vegas_33139]

Originally posted by QPR A Rino
e have less car accidnets than the yanks, cos yanks deliberately drive into one another and htne sue them for obsturcting their right to free movement.

:confused:

[Bluetonic]

I was about to say Kenya drive on the left although avoiding potholes is the main priority :laugh:

[Bluetonic]

Cornwall drive on the left too ;)

[TheGreatDane]

Originally posted by Jagielka
typical berks, what a muppet. germany has speed limits you moron. christ.

Calm down you hyper-active c*nt, I meant to say that Germany has less car accidents due to their lack of speed limits in many areas.

[Vegas_33139]

Originally posted by Bluetonic
Cornwall drive on the left too ;)

I didn't think that piece of amazing technological wizardry ( the internal combustion engine had ) had found it's way into darkest Cornwall yet Benj;)

Still on camels aren't you?:p

[Bleak]

Originally posted by Bluetonic
I was about to say Kenya drive on the left although avoiding potholes is the main priority :laugh:

As someone who's driven there for a few years, I agree with that although things are improving these days....and you can't slow down for them too much, coz you might get carjacked....as a result, I've had numerous tyre bursts after hitting potholes....but other African countries are even worse.....

[john_us]

Originally posted by TheGreatDane
Calm down you hyper-active c*nt, I meant to say that Germany has less car accidents due to their lack of speed limits in many areas.


Please provide statistical evidence to back up your claim of "less car accidents due to lack of speed limits" please

[Kop]

I'm pretty sure the Autobahn's are d-restricted.

[James_F]

Thing is though if you go too fast they'll just do you for dangerous driving. I know cos a mate was doing 110mph and got pulled for it

[Smiffyboy]

Originally posted by TheGreatDane
Calm down you hyper-active c*nt, I meant to say that Germany has less car accidents due to their lack of speed limits in many areas.

Also, please provide statistical evidence of Jag being a "hyper-active c*nt" :p

[Bluetonic]

Originally posted by Dr_Green
I didn't think that piece of amazing technological wizardry ( the internal combustion engine had ) had found it's way into darkest Cornwall yet Benj;)

Still on camels aren't you?:p

Ahem MR Richard Trevithick (from darkest Camborne) actually invented the world's first steam engine :salute:

[great white]

Originally posted by Bluetonic
Ahem MR Richard Trevithick (from darkest Camborne) actually invented the world's first steam engine :salute: But then had a homo affair with Stephenson and his soon puffing rocket......and of course IKB was in the same lodge.....