# Driving on the Left

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-on-the-left/603246>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 17, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-on-the-left/603246 "2011-11-17T18:04:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-on-the-left/603246/61 "2011-12-20T11:13:12Z")

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> [@antechinus](#):
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> If you mount from the same side as a horse, then you would be mounting the bike from the traffic side.
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> On the other hand, Martini Enfield says from the footpath side - which is safe, but from the right side of the bike.
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> Two opposite answers.

I just describe what we do, not what we should do.

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**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-on-the-left/603246/62 "2011-12-21T08:49:19Z")

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Sorry, I didnt realise Martini Enfield was from Australia. So, bike is mounted from traffic side. Got it. Ta.

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-on-the-left/603246/63 "2011-12-21T21:45:15Z")

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If you’re mounting your bike in traffic, you’re doing it wrong.

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