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A recent post on Reddit claims that that the origins of driving on the left side go back to Medieval England where Knights would ride their horses on the left side of the road so if they encountered an enemy their sword hand would be on the correct side. Is there any truth in this?

by /u/critfist in /r/AskHistorians

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