Why do cyprus drive on the left

Most people find it easier to mount a horse from its left, too. Why do most countries drive on the right? And one of the things you get to do when you conquer most of Europe is make people drive how you want them to. This seems to be a bit of a myth, however. Some stories actually credit a revolutionary proclamation that argued that, because the aristocrats had ridden on the left, the revolutionary thing to do would be to drive on the right.

No one seems to know for certain. And the US switched from left- to right-hand driving without any help from Napoleon — though again, whether this came about because of the mechanics of driving wagons that required several horses, or whether it was the work of standardisation-fan Henry Ford, is just as contested.

How do you switch sides? But there are land borders in the world where the rules switch suddenly. What then? There are a number of options for changing a left-hand road into a right-hand road. Another is to have one-way sections — roundabouts or crossover bridges or brief one-lane roads — to ensure that there is no point where the two lines will meet. Luckily, the pedals are the located in the same order, even on the other side of the front seat.

The accelerator is against the door, under your right foot, the brake is in the middle and the clutch, when you have one, is on the left. So far, in Cyprus, despite driving hundreds of miles, I have managed to avoid being part of some heinous crash. Though I have a few days left to manage it. I admit to making a right turn … and then finding myself on the right-hand side of the new road.

The wrong side. It all can make a driver nervous. I wonder we do not have even more carnage on the roads in the UAE. This world map shows which side of the road traffic drives on. Green coloured countries drive on the right , orange countries drive on the left. As you can see, most former British colonies, with some exceptions, drive on the left side of the road, whereas the United States of America, Latin American countries and European countries drive on the right.

Almost always, in countries where one drives on the right-hand side of the road, the cars are built so that the driver sits on the left-hand side of the car. Below the world map you can also find the full list of all countries of the world and the side of the road the inhabitants drive on.