Date:         Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:50:14 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: Why do we drive on right/left side??
Comments: To: David Clark <DavidClark@HUMBERONIA1.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
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Your horses go around the track backwards, too.  Don't they? <G>

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: David Clark <DavidClark@HUMBERONIA1.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Why do we drive on right/left side??


> Per
> I was reading a book in the summer about a  guy who in 1910 drove a Humber
> from England to Spain.  Apparently at that time France like England drove
on
> the Left hand side of the road, a near accident took place in the Alps
where
> unknown to the driver the road priority changed from left to right.
> Switzerland at the time drove on the right hand side of the road. Needless
> to say a few brusque verbal exchanges took place!
>
> This is a very interesting link to have found, as I have always understood
> it to be from horsemanship and the hand in which you held the horse reins
> and your whip. i.e. in England we have always favoured the reins in the
left
> and whip in the right, and therefore sat on the right of the right of the
> carriage.
>
> David Clark
> 1985 VW Autosleeper VHT 1.9 2WD
> www.soft.net.uk/vwt2oc
> (see members rides)
> 1960 Humber Super Snipe Estate 3L
> www.humberonia.freeserve.co.uk
> 1985 Fiat Uno 1.1L automatic (wife's)
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: 14 December 1999 23:52
> Subject: Re: Why do we drive on right/left side??
>
>
> > It was quite interesting, and I was partially right about the knights on
> > the stallions (Sir Volkswagen vs. Sir Chevrolet??)
> >
> > PerL
> > 87 Syncro 112i
> >
> > Doug Alcock wrote:
> >
> > > I Asked Jeeves and got this link;
> > >
> > > http://www.travel-library.com/general/driving/drive_which_side.html
> >
>