driving on the left

[glenis]

do more countries drive on the left or on the right?

[Graham Jnr]

Hi

More countries drive on the left

[kwikfit]

Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bermuda
Bhutan
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Cayman Islands Channel Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
Eire-Ireland
England
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Grenada
Guyana
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Isle of Man Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Lesotho
Macau
Malawi
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Montserrat
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
New Zealand
Northern Ireland Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Seychelles
Scotland
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St Kitts & Nevis
St. Helena
St. Lucia
Surinam
Swaziland Tanzania
Thailand
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uganda
US Virgin Islands
Zambia
Zimbabwe
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Wales

....Sweden until the 70s....I think it's about 25% of countries are driving on the left.

"Up to the late 1700's, everybody travelled on the left side of the road because it's the sensible option for feudal, violent societies of mostly right-handed people.

Jousting knights with their lances under their right arm naturally passed on each other's right, and if you passed a stranger on the road you walked on the left to ensure that your protective sword arm was between yourself and him"

Presumably left side drivers and right side ones will evolve slightly differently, as it must change your whole outlook on the world.

[Grunty]

The number of people driving on the left were in the majority until about 50 years ago, when China defected to the illogical side.

[KebabMeister]

This was answered recently on AB: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Question135648.html

Currently 1/4 of the world drive on the left - 74 countries (4 billion drive on the right, 2 billion drive on the left).

See this excellent website!

[Narolines]

In Malta, in my experience, they drive in the shade......