In Europe, Napoleon played a central role. In the US, Henry Ford often gets the credit, but that’s actually wrong. It goes much further back than Ford. Not only does traffic on the right pre-date cars, it pre-dates the establishment of the United States.
A street in Stockholm, Sweden, at 5 am. on September 3, 1967 when cars switched from left to right side driving.
Classic Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo
A street in Stockholm, Sweden, at 5 am. on September 3, 1967 when cars switched from left to right side driving.
Classic Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo