# Right Side of the Road

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-side-of-the-road/6359>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 20, 2000, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-side-of-the-road/6359 "2000-01-20T02:09:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rmooreh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rmooreh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rmooreh)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-side-of-the-road/6359/1 "2000-01-20T02:09:00Z")

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The British and all their minions drive on the left side of the road, and we and the rest of the world drive on the right side of the road. Who is right. How did it start. Why one side or another. Who was first. Did the Ancient romans drive their chariots on the right or the left. Did horse and buggys use the left side in Dickens day, or just cars. Whats the story. Who was first and why did the other change.

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**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-side-of-the-road/6359/2 "2000-01-20T02:32:00Z")

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The Gospel According To Cecil:  
[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_021b.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_021b.html)

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JMCJ

_Curmudgeon Of The Day_ Winner, 1/19/00  
As Selected by RTFirefly

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**Author:** ![Ezstrete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ea924/32.png) [@Ezstrete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ezstrete)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-side-of-the-road/6359/3 "2000-01-20T02:52:00Z")

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Just a note to say that the japanese also drive on the left------Brit minions? i doubt it very much!