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gshrikant | 7 years ago

Not sure about the accuracy of this (or even the original source) but interesting tidbit from what I've read was that driving on the left side of the road is a remnant of British colonial times which lives on in the modern Commonwealth nations (Australia, India etc.).

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rjsw|7 years ago

Japan was never a British colony though.

ksec|7 years ago

Most country switch to Right side of the road because they hated the Brits. Japan uses the left side of the road because that is simply the right UX.