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by HillFerrari on November 12th, 2007

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Why do the english drive on the wrong hand side of the road?

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  • by Chicken Pee on November 12th, 2007

    Chicken Pee

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_on_the_left_or_right

    About 34% of the world by population drive on the left, and 66% on the right. By roadway distances, about 28% drive on the left, and 72% on the right,even though originally most traffic drove on the left worldwide.

    LIST OF COUNTRIES THAT DRIVE ON LEFT SIDE:

    http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/driving%20on%20the%20left.htm

    1. Anguilla
    2. Antigua and Barbuda
    3. Australia
    4. Bahamas
    5. Bangladesh
    6. Barbados
    7. Bermuda
    8. Bhutan
    9. Botswana
    10. Brunei
    11. Cayman Islands
    12. Christmas Island (Australia)
    13. Cook Islands
    14. Cyprus
    15. Dominica
    16. East Timor
    17. Falkland Islands
    18. Fiji
    19. Grenada
    20. Guernsey (Channel Islands)
    21. Guyana
    22. Hong Kong
    23. India
    24. Indonesia
    25. Ireland
    26. Isle of Man
    27. Jamaica
    28. Japan
    29. Jersey (Channel Islands)
    30. Kenya
    31. Kiribati
    32. Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
    33. Lesotho
    34. Macau
    35. Malawi
    36. Malaysia
    37. Maldives
    38. Malta
    39. Mauritius
    40. Montserrat
    41. Mozambique
    42. Namibia
    43. Nauru
    44. Nepal
    45. New Zealand
    46. Niue
    47. Norfolk Island (Australia)
    48. Pakistan
    49. Papua New Guinea
    50. Pitcairn Islands (Britain)
    51. Saint Helena
    52. Saint Kitts and Nevis
    53. Saint Lucia
    54. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    55. Seychelles
    56. Singapore
    57. Solomon Islands
    58. South Africa
    59. Sri Lanka
    60. Suriname
    61. Swaziland
    62. Tanzania
    63. Thailand
    64. Tokelau (New Zealand)
    65. Tonga
    66. Trinidad and Tobago
    67. Turks and Caicos Islands
    68. Tuvalu
    69. Uganda
    70. United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
    71. Virgin Islands (British)
    72. Virgin Islands (US)
    73. Zambia
    74. Zimbabwe

    Comments

    • there may be anywhere between 168 and 254 nations, depending on who is doing the counting

      Chicken Pee

      by Chicken Pee on November 12th, 2007

    • Wow! More than I thought

      Ann on a Moose

      by Ann on a Moose on October 17th, 2008

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