Re: Driving on the WRONG side of the road.

Posted by Sid on July 12, 2006 at 18:49:38 from (12.156.158.77):

In Reply to: Driving on the WRONG side of the road. posted by David in England on July 12, 2006 at 07:23:56:

This might have something to do with it. this is a cut and paste. "Another example of how rules from the past influence the present is how the standard gauge, or width, of train tracks came to be what they are. The gauge of the American rail system is actually the same as England's because British engineers were the ones who designed our railroad system.

The width of the English railroad track was based on the availability of tools for making axles for horse-drawn carriages. (Why retool if the machinery already existed?) The carriage axles were designed to fit the ruts that existed on British roads. Since the British roads were originally Roman roads, it was Roman chariots that initially made the ruts." Well I gues the roman chariot was wide enough to accomodate two horses arses. So just like in every thing else the horses arse rules. On the more serious side I have read the reason we Americans drive on the right side of the road goes back to the old teamsters would walk on the left side of their teams they would pass to the right so as both teamsters would be between the two team.

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