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docsmith Started conversation Oct 21, 2000
Why do you drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Many people drive on the right side of the road. Does this mean the Brits and Aussies and others drive on the wrong side of the road?
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J'au-æmne Posted Oct 21, 2000
We drive on parkways and park on driveways because we can, and it confuses everyone so is therefore a good thing to do. 
Brits don't drive on the wrong side of the road, everyone else does! 
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GeoffCee Posted Mar 14, 2008
It's not only the Brits that drive on the wrong side, many countries, as a consequence of once being part of the British Empire, today find themselves enjoying a democratic system of government and road signs which read 'keep left'. When you have to go it's nice to leave something behind to be remembered by... 
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