Question

OPTION B WHY THE BRITISH DRIVE ON THE LEFT

Answer 1

The reason goes back to the English ancestors, the so-called feudal societies. Where the feudal lords rode to the left, the same side where they carried their sword. Thus, when crossing an enemy, they could draw and defend themselves with the right hand.

Furthermore, when there were large carriages with shots of many horses, the coachmen, when throwing the whip, not only reached, but killed, some of the passengers of the car that was coming in the opposite direction, each on their right, and that did to study a formula to solve the problem.


The solution was that, going to the left, the whip did not hit anyone. That is why in England it drives on the left, as in the colonies that were of the British Crown, such as Australia and India.

In continental Europe, the arrival of Napoleon, who was left-handed, changed this custom, preferring to keep his left arm between himself and his opponents, and forced his subjects to move to the right. Since then, the countries conquered or influenced by France adopted this custom, while those belonging to the British Empire circulated on the left.