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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The_Tom: [QB] Most people are right-handed. Therefore, in days of yore, swords would traditionally be scabbarded(?) on one's right side. If one was to pass someone in a carriage one wasn't particularly fond of, if the oncoming traffic was on the right the driver (sitting on the right side of the carriage) would find it easy to pull and swing and slice and dice. Likewise, however, the guy coming the other way would have a fair chance at defending himself. The British liked this method of doing things. The French decided to do the opposite. At the time of the American and French revolution, French stuff = better than British stuff as far as the Yanks are concerned, so to the right hand side of the road it was for them. Or so the legend goes. *goes to check straightdope* Edit: yup, check <a href=http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_021b.html>this</a> [/QB][/QUOTE]
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