On a British Motor Vehicle Fenders are called Wings, Engine Hood is
Bonnet, Trunk is Boot, and Tires are
Tyres. :-)
Jim Knox, 91 Dak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 6:26 PM
Subject: DML: Which side of the road (was: Bumpers)
>
> On November 26, 2005 08:15 pm, JAMES KNOX wrote:
>> Did You Know! :-) As We speak of defensive fenders! That the reason the
>> British travel on the left is that the right side was the predominent
>> sword
>> arm .
>
> That's actually pretty interesting. So they set up their road system like
> a
> jousting tournament?
>
> So, why do we drive on the right side of the road?
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario
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> "If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion."
> -- Robert A. Heinlein, "From the Notebooks of Lazarus Long"
>
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