Originally Posted By: L. Brown
Gene, the driving on the left side goes back to the days of knights etc. You wanted the guy you were passing to be on your right side, so your sword arm was free to take action if necessary. Guess they didn't worry about left eye dominant people with swords, although I don't know whether natural lefties were all trained to fight right handed.


Forsooth, nay. The French had as many knights as England, as did Spain, etc., and they all drive on the proper side of the road. At any rate, knights jousting pass left side (shield side) to shield side. The English drive perversely because it's part of their eccentricity.