Most of countries in the world require drivers to drive on the right side. However, there are many countries that require driving on the left, since there is no global standard driving system. Many left-hand traffic countries were formerly part of the British Empire, although some were not, such as Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Suriname.
Why some countries drive on the left?
There are many myths that try to explain why some countries drive on the left. The most dominant is that left-handed traffic began in the days of horse travel. Since the majority of the human population has always been right-handed, left-sided position put them at the advantage of having easy access to their sword with their right-handed in case of an enemy encounter.
There are 75 countries and territories that drive on the left:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Cayman Islands
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Cook Islands
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- East Timor
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Hong Kong
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Macau
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Pitcairn Islands
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe