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by gshrikant 2875 days ago
Not sure about the accuracy of this (or even the original source) but interesting tidbit from what I've read was that driving on the left side of the road is a remnant of British colonial times which lives on in the modern Commonwealth nations (Australia, India etc.).
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Japan was never a British colony though.
Most country switch to Right side of the road because they hated the Brits. Japan uses the left side of the road because that is simply the right UX.
What makes driving on the left "simply the right UX?"

I would have guessed it is arbitrary, but you may know something I don't. So I'm curious to learn about it.