In every western film, tv series or cliffhanger serial I have seen the driver
or the stagecoach, chuck wagon or buggy would invariably sit on the right
hand side.
So why do American cars have the steering wheel on the Left:confused:
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In every western film, tv series or cliffhanger serial I have seen the driver
or the stagecoach, chuck wagon or buggy would invariably sit on the right
hand side.
So why do American cars have the steering wheel on the Left:confused:
According to Wikipedia:Of course that is entirely untrue. It's a revolution thing - going against the colonial overlords in the UK who drove on the left.Quote:
In the late 1700s, a shift from left to right took place in countries such as the United States, when teamsters started using large freight wagons pulled by several pairs of horses. The wagons had no driver’s seat, so a postilion sat on the left rear horse and held his whip in his right hand. Seated on the left, the driver naturally preferred that other wagons pass him on the left so that he could be sure to keep clear of the wheels of oncoming wagons. He did that by driving on the right side of the road.[citation needed]
Every western that I have seen is set in the general period from 1850 to 1900,
which is after the period mentioned in that article.
All the stagecoaches have the driver on the right.
In addition every freight wagon that I can recall seeing had a driver's seat, with the driver on the right hand side.
I see that the wikipedia entry states citation needed, which police force
would issue the citiation, and what would it be for?
Does it really matter which countries own drivers drives on which side of the road?
You would say that... living in Ulaan Baator!Quote:
Originally Posted by mendhak
god told us to. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Torc
It does when you are driving there.Quote:
Originally Posted by kregg
Only when making turns. :afrog:
Because they are strange.Quote:
Originally Posted by Torc
Then so is most of the world...Quote:
Originally Posted by visualAd
http://users.telenet.be/worldstandar...the%20left.gif
Take that, Greenland!
All those countries are part of the British Empire :wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by homer13j
We drive on the right because America is always right:)
What about electing George Bush Jr as president of America?Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinLiss
No wait... forget that... What about George Bush Jr?
I never said we were intelligent.
:lol:
The rest of the world has been left. Behind.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinLiss
I thought I heard recently that the population of the countries that drive on
the correct (Left) side of the road was actually greater than the population
of those who drive on the wrong (Right) side.
Does anyone know if this is correct, or was it a rumour started by timeshifter?
But maybe we are. Surely you've heard of the vote machines switching dem votes to repub, but not vice versa. It's almost likely at this point that the 2004 election was stolen, and they're trying it again this time.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinLiss
It was simpler than that. They just turned the voting panels upside down.Quote:
Originally Posted by timeshifter
Mendhak... WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?!?!??!
:cry:
You're following me. But you just happen have a faster broadband connection.
Actually, I almost doubt that, given the state of the technological world... 6mb/s on a good day here. Japan's average speed is ten times faster than mine...
Doesn't matter... Quality over quantity, friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by timeshifter
The Japanese may have faster internetz, but asains drive sooooo slooooow!
LOLwut?Quote:
Originally Posted by Arrow_Raider
I am following your cigarettes, although they don't seem to change emotion. Maybe they are dead inside? /emoQuote:
Originally Posted by mendhak
red colour= countries having cars
green colour= countries without cars
orange colour: Countries where people drive cars.
green colour: Countries where people live in their cars.
Green = covered in forests and jungles
Orange = covered in forests and jungles on fire
Why is Italy marked in green on that map? They don't drive on the right - they drive in the shade.
Pardon?
What?
I wonder why there are no cars in america
For the same reason that noone in France smokes.
I think there is a lot of confusion in this thread over driving in the right side of the ROAD, and sitting on the right side of your CAR....
Some countries, drive and sit on the right, some countries its one and the other, and then I guess some countries have both left maybe??? I don't know...
So do they sit in the middle ???Quote:
I guess some countries have both left maybe???
Switzerlanders drive in the middle, (not wanting to take sides like the filthy neutrals that they are!) while brandishing machine guns and shooting themselves all the time.
I bet they all use BSD too.
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Originally Posted by wossname
You can USE BSD:confused: :confused: Whenever I saw one, I always felt that they had used ME, not the other way around.
dunno 'bout other asians, but true for chinese. smart ppl this, but such bad drivers..should not even allow them wash a car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arrow_Raider
BTW Stranger I was just in Beijing. Guess I should have looked you up.
Not in Beijing or especially Shanghai (OMG!).Quote:
Originally Posted by StrangerInBeijing
Edit. This was meant as a reply to Arrow_Raider's "The Japanese may have faster internetz, but asains drive sooooo slooooow!" comment.
Yeah, you should have. Would have treated you with the best burger's you ever had, and later tell you one here it was actually donkey.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinLiss
Who's coming next? ;)
Donkey wouldn't bother me that much. Golden Retriever would though.
Oh I hate people that cook Golden Retrievers!
.... Poodle Noodle is better. (I just invented a new brand or what?)
I'm getting weird..eating stuff not even most Chinese do. Wont get dog or cat down my throat though. Heard down in hong kong and Guandong, they love that. uurgh.
Oops...back to the topic. Americans drive on the right, cause they thought Right means right.
Dunno others, but the three I do know:Quote:
Originally Posted by kleinma
1) South Africa: Drive on Left, Most cars Right Hand Steering, but Left Handed is Legal (some ppl got imported old mustangs and stuff)
2) China (not Hong Kong): Drive on Right, All cars Left Hand Steering, Right Hand Steering Illegal
3) Hong Kong: Drive on Left, Most cars Right Hand Steering, Murder is Illegal