The Rule Of The Road

The "rule of the róad" in the Unitert Sates is "turn to the right;" in England it is the reverse. The rule hold in this country iu the case where two vebiclea going iu opposite directions meet. When one vehicle overtakf? another the foremost. gives way to ; . :eft and the other passes by onTi, off side;" and when a vehicle is . ■■... ing the direction of another it kei-. 10 the left and' crosses in its rear. ': b jo two rules are the same in this corrry and in England, and w'hy the rule 'mcerning meeting vehicles should hn e been chaaged it is impossible to s: We flnd this poin of difference njted by all authorities, but no reason for it is ever suggested. Probably, as t is easier to turn to theTlsht than to the left, it was adopted as the more p: arable custom in some of the early filies, and in due timo becaire embod; J in locnl law, and thus was handed Jown t.- later times.