Difficult to find a car forum where the dispute does not flare up of right and left handlebars. This is due to an increase in the number of RHD cars imported into Russia, and especially their use on right-sided traffic. Division into right and left hand movement began even before the first car. Historians are still arguing among themselves, a movement in Europe was the original. In the days of the Roman Empire, the riders traveled from left to right hand, which they kept the weapons, was ready to strike immediately traveling to meet the enemy. Were found proof that the Romans had left-sided movement: in 1998 in the UK in the area of ??Swindon has been excavated Roman quarry, near where the left track was divided into more right, as well as on Roman denarii (dated 1950 BC. Er. - 50 AD. er.) depicted two men, drive on the left side. Mount in the Middle Ages it was more convenient for left-hand traffic, as the sword does not interfere with planting. However, against this argument is the argument - the convenience of driving on the left or right when riding trips varies depending on the method of driving, and warriors than the rest of the population was not so much. Once people stop to take on the road with weapons, the movement began to change gradually to the right. This was explained by the fact that most people - right-handers, while right-hand advantage in strength and agility to do many things more comfortable while moving along the right side of the road. When walking (without arms), in the conduct of a horse and cart is more convenient to keep to the right. On this side of the man conveniently located close to oncoming traffic to stop for a conversation with the counter, and easier to hold the reins with his right hand. Knights in the tournament also went to the right - they were holding a shield in his left hand and a spear were placed on the horse's back, but against this argument is the argument - tournaments were only indicative of "show and in real life they were not relevant. Depending on the type of carriage drawn by horses, ranging convenience of right-and left-hand traffic: Single crew with a seat for the driver in front is preferable to go on the right side, since the junction with another crew to the driver must be stronger than the pull up the reins with his right hand. Crews from postilion (driver, manager of mushing, sitting on one of the horses) are also adhered to the right side - postillion always sits on the left horse to facilitate their entry and management of the right hand. Multi-seat and open carriages drove on the left side of the road - so the driver could not accidentally touch the whip passenger or passer-by walking on the sidewalk. In Russia under Peter I was accepted as the norm right-hand traffic, wagon and sleigh went home, usually holding the right side, and in 1752 Empress Elizabeth issued an official decree on the introduction of the streets of Russian cities right-hand traffic of carriages and cabs. Among Western countries, the first law on the side of movement was published in England - it was a bill from 1756, according to which traffic on London Bridge should be on the left side and in the case of departure for the oncoming "was levied a penalty of 1 pound of silver. And only after 20 years the British government issued the historic "Road Act", which was written the introduction of traffic systems. Incidentally, the same movement was made at the opening in 1830 Manchester railway line - Liverpool. According to one of the assumptions, England took it out of maritime law, as was the island nation, and the only link with the rest of it was shipping - ship it to let in another vessel, which was close to him on the right. It is the UK considered the "parent" traffic systems, this example is adopted and its colonies (India, Pakistan, Australia) and other countries. During the French Revolution in 1789, Napoleon issued an order for a military move on the right side of the road, and subsequently the party traffic, and military pillars define the political views of the country: the country - Napoleon's allies (the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Italy and Spain) have established a right-sided movement, and opponents of the countries (Britain, Potrugaliya, Austria-Hungary) - the left. In Austria, in different cities of movement was on different sides, and then the country reached out to the right. In Japan, the second largest country drive on the left, it was adopted in 1859 under the influence after Queen Victoria by Sir Rutherford Alcock. After the end of Japanese occupation in 1946, South Korea and the DPRK have changed drive on the left to the right. Czechoslovakia, formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, moved to the right-hand traffic in 1938. Sweden also has one of the last countries to change the direction of motion, for it was in 1963, the State Commission on the transition to right-hand traffic. Its objective is to develop and bring to life, and officially hand traffic was enshrined in 1967. On this solemn day, September 3, at exactly 4:50 am, all vehicles and other vehicles had to stop, change lane to the opposite and to renew the motion at 5:00. To ensure safety during this change, the government briefly imposed regime of speed limits. In the U.S., which was originally carried traffic on the left side, but, according to historians, the love of freedom and a contradiction of England forced them to move to the right side. According to one version, the founder of right movement in America was a French general Lafayette Marie Joseph, one of the most ardent fighters for independence from the crown of Great Britain. Canada also has held left-hand movement up to 20 years of XX century. And in the future establishment of the left or right direction of traffic was caused by proximity to certain countries - former British colonies in Africa (Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria, Ghana) were replaced by right-left-hand traffic, as close to the former French colonies. A former Portuguese colony of Mozambique has replaced hand traffic to the opposite because of the proximity to the former British colony. With regard to the location of steering, it is on the first machine in most cases was the "wrong" for us on the right side. And regardless of which side drove cars. This was done so that the driver can better see the car being overtaken. In addition, under this arrangement steering driver could leave the car right on the sidewalk, not on the roadway. Incidentally, the first mass car with the right wheel of a Ford T. In some countries, there are controversial issues because of the location helm - for example, in the Bahamas people mostly go to levorulnyh cars because they are convenient to bring from the U.S., and in the east of our country, on the contrary, most cars with the right wheel because of the proximity with Japan. Among the countries with left-hand traffic numbers such as Australia, England, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bermuda, Cyprus, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the island of St. Helena, South Africa, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Zimbabwe and many others.
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