How Do Countries Choose Which Side They Drive On?

This past week, drivers in Samoa had to switch from driving on the right side of the road to driving on the wrong, er, left side. Since the switch was relatively sudden, all the buses now open onto the middle of the street! The Samoans say the switch was to end their dependence on American-made vehicles. Mental_floss takes a look at how other nations decided which side of the road to drive on. Some reasons seems silly in retrospect. Link

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We Neatorama authors are a diverse bunch with a broad range of interests to cover many different areas of neatness. I happen to have an interest in guns, so I post about it occasionally, though not too often. Actually, arts and crafts constitute at least a third of my posted content.

BTW: I emailed you a response when you first asked, but it bounced back as non-deliverable.
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Yes, I notice there are a lot of arts and crafts stuff too. :)

Sorry about my email address. I admit that I haven't checked that address in a long time.
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