Is Right,
Right?
Why must you drive on the right side of the
road in some countries and on the left side
of the road in other countries? Investigate
the question, and you find a lot of confusion
on right versus left. About a quarter of the
world drives on the left. and most of those
countries used to be British colonies. In
England, people drive on the left, but on
escalators, they stand on the right, so that
people who are in a hurry can go up on
the left. In Japan, they drive on the left.
too. but people usually stand on the left on
escalators.
There are different explanations for the use
of right versus left. Some people believe
that it is a natural tendency to walk or drive
on the right. This is because most people
are right-handed.
We can look back in history for reasons
people move on the right or left of the road.
Some people say that in Europe hundreds
of years ago, people rode their horses on
the left. This way. their sword was between
them and anyone who was coming toward
them in the opposite direction. They were
ready to pull out their sword and fight to
defend themselves with their right arm.
But there is evidence that people used the
right side, too. hi 1 300, some say that Pope
Boniface ordered pilgrims on the way to
St. Peter's Basilica to stay to the right when
they crossed a nearby bridge.
Another idea is that in the 1700s, people
in France and in the United States staned
to
use wagons with several pairs of
horses and to drive on the right side of
the road. It was easier for the drivers
to sit on the left and control the horses
with a whip in the right hand, and it was
safer if other vehicles passed on the left
so the drivers could see the distance
between veNcles. Some people say that
in England, people always drove on the
left, and in France, people always drove on
the right.
In any case, Napoleon, a ruler of France,
ordered people to drive on the right side
in the early 1800s. France conquered
many countries at that time, and so these
countries drove on the right. But France
didn't conquer England, so England kept
its custom of driving on the left.
In the twentieth century, there was a trend to
the right.Many cars were made in the United
States, and they were made foi drivmg on
the right side of the road. As recently as
1967, Sweden changed its laws. New people
in Sweden must drive on the hght.
So right or left? Just foUom the customs of
the country where you are—and be axue to
drive carefully on that side!
Is Right,
Right?
Why must you drive on the right side of the
road in some countries and on the left side
of the road in other countries? Investigate
the question, and you find a lot of confusion
on right versus left. About a quarter of the
world drives on the left. and most of those
countries used to be British colonies. In
England, people drive on the left, but on
escalators, they stand on the right, so that
people who are in a hurry can go up on
the left. In Japan, they drive on the left.
too. but people usually stand on the left on
escalators.
There are different explanations for the use
of right versus left. Some people believe
that it is a natural tendency to walk or drive
on the right. This is because most people
are right-handed.
We can look back in history for reasons
people move on the right or left of the road.
Some people say that in Europe hundreds
of years ago, people rode their horses on
the left. This way. their sword was between
them and anyone who was coming toward
them in the opposite direction. They were
ready to pull out their sword and fight to
defend themselves with their right arm.
But there is evidence that people used the
right side, too. hi 1 300, some say that Pope
Boniface ordered pilgrims on the way to
St. Peter's Basilica to stay to the right when
they crossed a nearby bridge.
Another idea is that in the 1700s, people
in France and in the United States staned
to
use wagons with several pairs of
horses and to drive on the right side of
the road. It was easier for the drivers
to sit on the left and control the horses
with a whip in the right hand, and it was
safer if other vehicles passed on the left
so the drivers could see the distance
between veNcles. Some people say that
in England, people always drove on the
left, and in France, people always drove on
the right.
In any case, Napoleon, a ruler of France,
ordered people to drive on the right side
in the early 1800s. France conquered
many countries at that time, and so these
countries drove on the right. But France
didn't conquer England, so England kept
its custom of driving on the left.
In the twentieth century, there was a trend to
the right.Many cars were made in the United
States, and they were made foi drivmg on
the right side of the road. As recently as
1967, Sweden changed its laws. New people
in Sweden must drive on the hght.
So right or left? Just foUom the customs of
the country where you are—and be axue to
drive carefully on that side!
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