Historically, people have always preferred to travel on the left side of the road. In medieval times, swordsmen would prefer to ride/walk on the left side, so their right arm was closer to a possible enemy, if they encountered one.
On the continent it was Napoleon who introduced right side driving and subsequently spread the practice to all conquered areas.
The British obviously stuck with left side driving, while also exporting the practice to their colonies.
When horsemen used to joust they were on their left with the right hand free to hold the joust. In medieval times everyone traveled on the left hand side. If I am not mistaken there are more countries that drive on the left than the right hand side.
Historically, people have always preferred to travel on the left side of the road. In medieval times, swordsmen would prefer to ride/walk on the left side, so their right arm was closer to a possible enemy, if they encountered one.
On the continent it was Napoleon who introduced right side driving and subsequently spread the practice to all conquered areas.
The British obviously stuck with left side driving, while also exporting the practice to their colonies.
Source: https://www.worldstandards.eu/cars/driving-on-the-left/
Almost all countries driving on the left are former British colonies or part of the British Commonwealth.
When horsemen used to joust they were on their left with the right hand free to hold the joust. In medieval times everyone traveled on the left hand side. If I am not mistaken there are more countries that drive on the left than the right hand side.