Why is the driver's seat in China on the left, while the driver's seat in some countries is on the right?

This is because China implements the rule that left-hand steering vehicles drive on the right, so the driver's seat is on the left; In some countries, right-hand drive vehicles drive on the left, so the driver's seat is on the right.

China kept driving on the left until 1945. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, American cars began to enter China in large numbers, and "left-hand driving" took advantage in one fell swoop, so the National Government ordered that all cars should drive on the right from1October 0946+65438+65438.

After American vehicles arrive in China, if they want to continue to drive left, they must modify the steering wheel and lights, which requires a lot of modification costs, as stated in the declaration of1945 65438+February 3 1: "The modification costs must reach 12% of the vehicle price. According to statistics, the cost of modification of vehicles in the country is extremely huge, so the cost of modification is saved, and it is also for driving on the right. "

It is not fixed from the beginning, but the result of long-term evolution. According to the British, going left can be traced back to the ancient Roman Empire. In medieval Europe, whether to stay on the left or the right was first based on the habit of knights.

First, when riding a horse, it is customary for people to step into the stirrup with their left foot first and then onto their right foot. Naturally, they must ride on the left side of the road. Moreover, the knight's task is to always fight for face and beauty on horseback with a spear, and the standard combat posture of a knight is to hold a weapon in his right hand and a rein in his left hand. To assassinate an opponent conveniently, he naturally depends on the left side of the road.

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China vehicle driving regulations:

The Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that:

Article 44? If there are more than two motor vehicle lanes in the same direction on the road, the left side is the fast lane and the right side is the slow lane. Motor vehicles driving in the fast lane shall drive at the speed specified in the fast lane. If they don't reach speed, they should drive in the slow lane.

Motorcycles should drive in the rightmost lane. If there is a traffic sign indicating the driving speed, drive at the indicated driving speed. When a motor vehicle in the slow lane overtakes the preceding vehicle, it can borrow the fast lane to drive. ?

If there are more than two motor vehicle lanes in the same direction on the road, the lane change of motor vehicles shall not affect the normal driving of motor vehicles driving in the relevant lanes. ?

Article 45? Motor vehicles driving on the road shall not exceed the speed indicated by speed limit signs and markings. On the road without speed limit signs and markings, motor vehicles shall not exceed the following maximum speed:

(a) there is no road center line, urban roads are 30 kilometers per hour, and expressway is 40 kilometers per hour; ?

(2) For roads with only 1 motorway in the same direction, urban roads are 50 kilometers per hour and expressways are 70 kilometers per hour.

Do you know why domestic roads drive on the right? What about other countries?