From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:39:16 -0500 (EST)   
   kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:   
      
   > Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=   wrote:   
   > >As you may know, most countries that were once part of the British   
   > >empire drive their cars on the left side of the road, while most other   
   > >countries drive on the right side of the road.   
   > >   
   > >Can you name three countries that were once part of the British empire,   
   > >that drive on the right side of the road?   
   >   
   > The US, Canada, and France.   
   > You have to go pretty far back for that third one, though.   
   >   
   > >And conversely, can you name three countries that were never part of   
   > >the British empire, where they drive on the left side of the road?   
   >   
   > Thailand, Ireland.  East Timor.   
   >   
   Ireland doesn't qualify, as other have said   
      
   > And then there is Sweden where they used to drive on one side but now   
   > drive on the other.   
   L->R   
      
      
   Simple enough:   
      
   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Drivin   
   _standards_historic.svg/500px-Driving_standards_historic.svg.png   
      
   Japan, Mozambique, Suriname   
   --   
   Bah, and indeed Humbug.   
      
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