[chipperyman573]

Why do you have to drive closer to the inside of the street?

[rootusrootus]

Probably because you are routinely driving within a few feet of traffic coming the other way and it's easier to tell where the edge of your vehicle is when you're practically sitting on it versus sitting on the other side of the car.

[kalleboo]

So that you can see oncoming traffic when passing on a single/two-lane road