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Re: Left hand drive

To: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
Subject: Re: Left hand drive
From: Brian Furgalus <lennon80@usa.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:20:07 -0400
Actually, there is.  I read in a book a few years ago (don't remember
the title), that the reason that American's steering wheel is on the
left is actually related to the Conestoga(SP) or covered wagon that the
pioneers used.  It seems that the brake lever for the wagons was on the
left side, thus the rider had to sit and 'drive' the horses from that
side of the wagon. Now for the reason of driving on the right-hand side
of the street, I don't know.  Anybody?  

Eric Erickson wrote:

 SNIP
> In fact I had
> always wondered why Americans drove on the "other" side of the road - is
> there an equally interesting answer to that.
 SNIP AGAIN

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