alexander koryagin wrote to All:

 ak> From: alexander koryagin <koryagin@newmail.ru>

 ak> Hi All!

 ak> I always wondered why Englishmen chose left driving and overtaking on
 ak> (??) the right side. Even when they go down along their elevators in
 ak> the underground Englishmen stay on the right side of the elevator and
 ak> walk down along the elevator left side. I.e. intuitively they think
 ak> that overtaking on the left side is better, but road rules are not
 ak> the thing that can be changed easily.

I think of it as 'right is right' and 'left is wrong'. That also works in
escalators and stairways. When you pass (overtake) another car, you're
driving on the wrong side of the road, which is allowed for as long as it
takes to do so without endangering an oncoming car who is traveling the
right way on his side of the road.

 ak> Although in Australia they say that people go down and overtake on
 ak> the elevator right side and stay on the left side. Rather confusing
 ak> thing for tourists, probably. ;-)

If the Aussies do that, then they are half right...only wrong when they
drive.


         R\%/itt


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