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11 Aug 2010, 8:27 pm

:oops: Over here in New Zealand they all drive on the left side of the road.
Needless to say our accident rate is alarming.
I must apologise for this lack of judgement by the country's leaders.



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11 Aug 2010, 8:34 pm

Actually, if you're left handed, you drive with the vehicle on the right. If you're right handed, you drive on the left.

These rules were determined by 2 leaders, Napoleon who was left handed and thus forced everyone to use the right. The other enforced this rule in the late 1700's as law, and was carried over the the US. After the independence day, they wanted to break all British ties and used the other side of the road.

The problem is likely driving skill



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11 Aug 2010, 9:45 pm

Keith wrote:
Actually, if you're left handed, you drive with the vehicle on the right. If you're right handed, you drive on the left.

These rules were determined by 2 leaders, Napoleon who was left handed and thus forced everyone to use the right. The other enforced this rule in the late 1700's as law, and was carried over the the US. After the independence day, they wanted to break all British ties and used the other side of the road.

The problem is likely driving skill


The problem with this is that like you said, the US switched because we didn't want to be connected to Britain, but the other problem is that us southpaws have to conform.


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11 Aug 2010, 10:04 pm

Right-side welcome greetings to the Wrong Planet, ThndrBrd.


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11 Aug 2010, 10:30 pm

Welcome to WrongPlanet. :)


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12 Aug 2010, 1:59 am

jdcnosse wrote:
The problem with this is that like you said, the US switched because we didn't want to be connected to Britain, but the other problem is that us southpaws have to conform.


Eh? What is that?



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12 Aug 2010, 11:26 am

It's the same in Britain, we drive on the left side of the roads yet are cars are right hand drives.


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12 Aug 2010, 5:36 pm

Keith wrote:
jdcnosse wrote:
The problem with this is that like you said, the US switched because we didn't want to be connected to Britain, but the other problem is that us southpaws have to conform.


Eh? What is that?


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Southpaw

The first two (not the last one lol)

Basically it's a nickname for someone who is left-handed. They're known as a southpaw.


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13 Aug 2010, 12:49 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!


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13 Aug 2010, 1:25 pm

Welcome to WP!


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16 Aug 2010, 8:53 am

That's interesting. Welcome to WP!