Why does most of the world travel on the right side today? Theories differ, but there's no doubt that Napoleon was a major influence. The French had used the right since at least the late 18th century. Some say that before the French Revolution, noblemen drove their carriages on the left, forcing the peasants to the right. Regardless of the origin, Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered, including Russia, Switzerland and Germany. Hitler, in turn, ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s. Nations that escaped right-hand control, like Great Britain, followed their left-hand tradition. 

The U.S. has not always been a nation of right-hand rivers; earlier in its history, carriage and horse traffic traveled on the left, as it did in England. But by the late 1700s, people driving large wagons pulled by several pairs of horses began promoting a shift to the right. A driver would sit on the rear left horse in order to wave his whip with his right hand; to see opposite traffic clearly, they traveled on the right. 

One of the final moves to firmly standardize traffic directions in the U.S. occurred in the 20th century, when Henry Ford decided to mass-produce his cars with controls on the left (one reason, stated in 1908; the convenience for passengers exiting directly onto the edge, especially... if there is a lady to be considered). Once these rules were set, many countries eventually adjusted to the right-hand standard, including Canada in the 1920s, Sweden in 1967 and Burma in 1970. The U.K. and former colonies such as Australia and India are among the western world's few remaining holdouts. Several Asian countries, including Japan, use the left as well -- thought many places use both right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive cars. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who heavily influenced the worldwide notion of driving on the right side?
2. Who was a major influence on the world driving on the right side?
3. Who was an influence on the theory of the world traveling on the right side of the road?
Q2:
1. Who had been driving on the right side since early on?
2. Who first used the right side to drive?
3. Who were the first ones to start driving on the right side of the road?
Q3:
1. Since when were the French driving on the right side?
2. The French had been using the right side since what year?
3. When did the French start using the right side of the road to drive on?
Q4:
1. Why did noblemen in France drive their carriages on the left side of the road?
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Q5:
1. Where did Napoleon enforce right-handed traffic?
2. Where did Napoleon bring right-handed traffic to?
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Q6:
1. What nations did Napoleon enforce right-handed traffic in?
2. Napoleon brought right-handed traffic to what countries?
3. Amongst the nations he conquered, Napoleon enforced right-handed traffic in which ones?
Q7:
1. Who ordered right-handed traffic in Austria?
2. Who enforced right-handed traffic in Austria?
3. Who started and regulated right-handed traffic in Austria?
Q8:
1. Where else did Hitler order right-handed traffic?
2. Hitler ordered right-handed traffic in Austria and where else?
3. Other than Austria, where else did Hitler enforce right-handed traffic?
Q9:
1. When did Hitler start right-handed traffic in Austria and Czechoslovakia?
2. In what year was right-handed traffic started by Hitler?
3. When did Hitler start enforcing right-handed traffic in the countries he oversaw?
Q10:
1. Which country continued driving on the left side?
2. Which nation continued their tradition of driving on the left?
3. Who kept up their tradition of driving on the left side of the road?
Q11:
1. Did the US always drive on the right side of the road?
2. Were the people in the US always right-side drivers?
3. Did the US drive on the right-side exclusively?
Q12:
1. What was the driving tradition in the US's early history?
2. How did people use to drive in the US in earlier times?
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Q13:
1. When did the driving traditions in the US switch to being on the right?
2. Around what year did people switch to driving on the right-side in the US?
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Q14:
1. Why did people make a switch to driving on the right in the US?
2. Why was switch to driving on the right side promoted in the US?
3. What led to people driving on the right side in the US?
Q15:
1. When were traffic directions standardized in the US?
2. Traffic directions were finally standardized in the US in what year?
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Q16:
1. Who helped standardize traffic directions in the US?
2. Who had a hand in helping to standardize traffic directions in the US
3. Who influenced the decision to standardize traffic directions in the US?
Q17:
1. How did Henry Ford help standardize traffic directions in the US?
2. How was Henry Ford a major influence on standardizng traffic directions in the US?
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Q18:
1. Who converted to the US's driving standards soon after the US?
2. Right after US standardized its traffic directions, what country converted to US's standards?
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Q19:
1. when did Canada adopt US's driving standards?
2. When did Canada follow suit and adopt the US's standardized traffic directions?
3. When did Canada start following the US's traffic directions?
Q20:
1. Who else converted to the US's driving standards?
2. Who else started following the US's driving standards after Canada?
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Q21:
1. When did Sweden adopt US's driving standards?
2. When did Sweden follow suit and adopt the US's standardized traffic directions?
3. When did Sweden start following the US's traffic directions?
