Comments on: Why does Japan Drive on the Left Side of the Road?

By: Paul Kennedy

Paul Kennedy — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 23:37:00 +0000

Actually it’s wrong to suggest that Japan would drive on the right if their railways had been built by the French.
French railways operate on the left (as do their neighbors in Belgium, Switzerland and Italy).

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:42:00 +0000

Why doesn’t Canada drive on the left?

By: Jodie Robinson

Jodie Robinson — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 21:42:00 +0000

If a butterfly can cause a tornado, then I’m pretty sure a car driving in the wrong place (the right hand side of a road) can do a bit more damage.

By: MC Wong

MC Wong — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 17:05:00 +0000

USA was also a British colony and would have started with carriages, horses, and horse drawn carts driving on the left. What made them switch to the right after independence? The French and European knights would have the same issues as the English knights drawing their swords with right hand when approaching oncoming strangers/opponents?
China drives on the right but British influence via HK was strong. Also Japan invaded China during the 30s thru 1945 and would have mandated driving on the left during their decade long rule. Same with Taiwan and Korea which were Japanese colonies.

By: grace24

grace24 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:56:00 +0000

The Brits do mostly use the metric system, it’s only really kilometres that aren’t used much

By: Mal_Adjusted

Mal_Adjusted — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 03:15:00 +0000

Think you need to take your medication,