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1. Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: "charlie schellinck" <charlie@mars.ark.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 04:26:12 -0700; Today in english My teacher brought up an intersting point. Why do the Brits drive on ther wrong side of the road? after many wrong answers ang ganging up aganst all LBCs Mr. Jupe decided to keep us; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00737.html (7,607 bytes)
2. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory); Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 21:55:39 -0400; --WebTV-Mail-1953061252-928 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT But if you draw your sword in the car, won't you decapitate your passenger? -NORY Don't assume t; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00751.html (9,133 bytes)
3. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD); Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:32:05 EDT; Another explanation is that the Brits drive on the proper side of the road, as do many Commonwealth nations and the Japanese, but that France changed to driving on the right-hand side after the Revol; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00776.html (9,081 bytes)
4. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: Ben Ruset <bruset@home.com>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:44:51 -0400; Maybe it's me, but I don't remember there being cars around the time after the French Revolution! =) BEN RUSET - ICQ # 10364973 The MGB Haven & MG Cars Webring http://members.home.com/mgbhaven "Grea; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00777.html (8,058 bytes)
5. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 21:27:35 +0000; Ahem, you meant "the Brits and others" and I think you meant to say the "other side of the road to some of us". I would hate to think that you were claiming an exclusivity on correctness here :) In f; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00778.html (8,561 bytes)
6. RE: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: "EPMD- van syckel, John" <vansyck@hq.1perscom.heidelberg.army.mil>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 14:56:00 +0200; I don't think there is a reason why some countries drive on the left and other countries drive on the right. One has to be on the same side of the road to prevent collisions. I think someone just dec; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00779.html (9,883 bytes)
7. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: 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 wago; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00784.html (8,212 bytes)
8. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD); Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:05:49 EDT; That's OK, Ben, that you don't remember. You're not old enough. Surprisingly, there were several experiments in steam propulsion, in France, about that time. Judging from the reports of slow speeds a; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00786.html (8,748 bytes)
9. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: "Scott McKorkle" <bmc@aa.net>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 08:49:02 -0700; I'll take a complete guess... Being a sea-faring nation, our forefathers knew that when in a ship approaching another ship coming immediately toward you, both ships would pass starboard (that is, on; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00790.html (9,091 bytes)
10. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 13:14:23 -0400 (EDT); Same goes for shaking hands, you shake with your right hand so that you can keep your shield in you left hand...just in case. ...Art; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00797.html (8,345 bytes)
11. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: AEKell <AEKell@aol.com>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 14:24:13 EDT; So where does near side and off side come from (early MGA and other knock Alan; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00801.html (7,565 bytes)
12. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: Simon Bosworth <simon@hpi50.dsddhc.com>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 14:29:28 -0500; I believe that has to do with horses. The near side being the side of the horse that you normally mount from. Talking of rules of the road reminds me of an old UK TV show about a rather litigious (s; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00803.html (8,321 bytes)
13. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison); Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:44:15 EDT; Ive always heard it explained thusly: (assuming you drive on the left side of the road) Near side refers to the side nearest the curb off side is the opposite, away from the curb. Hey Phil! Did I get; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00812.html (7,877 bytes)
14. Left Hand Drive (score: 1): Author: Bill Henry <wohenry@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:52:22 -0500; The following article recently appeared in the MGs of Baltimore newsletter, "The Octagram". One of our members researched and wrote the piece. Hope it sheds some light on the question. Why do the Bri; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00815.html (8,981 bytes)
15. Re: Left hand drive (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD); Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 08:09:28 EDT; It is a legacy from horse transportation days. One mounts and dismounts on the near (left) side, so why the right side is the "off" side is unknown to me. Bob; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00845.html (7,484 bytes)

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