While doing the show notes for this episode, Trace looked into tips and tricks for when you take a vacation and have to drive on the opposite side of the road. The advice? Don't panic and purchase travel insurance LOL. There are so many different historical reasons for how countries chose what side of the road to drive on.
Show Notes:
Lancaster-Philadelphia Turnpike
Somerset Historical Center: The Conestoga Wagon
Windwagon Smith a Disney animated picture from 1961
Wikipedia left and right side
The Economist" Robespierre and driving on the moral side of the road
US Dept. of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: On the Right Side of the Road
UK car glass and their opinion on right side/left side
BBC: A 'thrilling' mission to get the Swedish to change overnight
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