[Caz]

The sanity was already there - amongst the "gobbledygook"

...and france changed to the right cos Napolean was left handed.

This and other info here.
http://www.2pass.co.uk/goodluck.htm

http://www.i18nguy.com/driver-side.html

..Because your sword arm is normally your right arm. If, 500 years ago, you were riding your horse along Hyndburn Road and you saw someone like Wingy coming towards you on his horse, you made sure you passed on the left, holding the horses reins in your left hand and with your right hand resting on your scabbard, ready to draw and use should their be any nonsense from the approaching horseman.

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So there

Originally Posted by Tricia

But because Napoleon was left-handed, and because he wanted to make his mark on society, he decreed that traffic would drive on the left.
Tricia

to the right I think!