Keep To The Right

[snowyday]

Highway traffic in America passes to the right, in many other countries to the left. The reason for this goes back to antiquity. In feudal times when swords were used for defense, the rule of the road was “Keep to the Left.†This placed passers on the right within easy reach for swordplay. “America,†however was colonized by musket-bearing people. Muskets must be held at the right shoulder for firing. Thus men passed to the right to keep possible enemies to the left. Although musket bearers are rare on the highways today, America still keeps to the right. Nowadays, the full blast of a horn will do the job nicely either way. (and now you know. MDS)

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