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Why some people drive on the right, and some on the left | Did You Know? [video]

#DidYouKnow #DriveontheRight #DriveontheLeft About two-thirds of countries drive on the right side. So why don’t countries that drive on the left just switch over? Left-hand side traffic was actually the worldwide norm for a long time, and the split boils down to two main factors – the fact that most people are right-handed, and the fact that countries used different forms of transportation as formalized road rules began to emerge. The invention of cars and the placement of steering wheels influenced countries to switch over to the right — as recently as 1967 for Sweden. ABC News (Australia) Published on Oct 31, 2018