Since the Romans fought on foot that doesn't work out.
John and Muddy.
Lee Jones wrote:
>
> I had heard that it was because the Romans could drive on the left, hold the
> reins in their left hand and use their swords on the heathen Brits with
> their right hand..... :-)
>
> Lee
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lro@works.team.net [mailto:owner-lro@works.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Paul Quin
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 5:22 PM
> To: lro@works.team.net
> Subject: LRO: Re: RE: Re: 2 Land Rover related questions
>
> > >>Why do the Brit's drive on the left?<<
> > Because it's SAFER ! Research has been done to show that because the
> > majority of people are right-handed they have better control of a steering
> > wheel if they use their right hand during gear changing etc. Driving on
> the
> > right would mean left hand on the wheel during gear changing which is not
> as
> > good control wise.
>
> This is good logic, but you all were driving (horses) on the left a century
> before it was necessary to change gears... There was a rumour that it
> actually dates back to Roman times, but I can't remember the details...
>
> Paul in Victoria (Canada so I'm not a yank!!) :-)
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