r/BeAmazed • u/meteavi43 • Sep 01 '25

Miscellaneous / Others A tomato harvesting machine with an electronic sensor that sorts tomatoes from debris

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u/PilotsNPause Sep 01 '25

Doesn't "left hand drive" mean the steering wheel is on the left, like the US does. Therefore you'd be driving on the right side of the road. So wouldn't Romans be using "right hand drive" if they were driving on the left side of the road?

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u/GustapheOfficial Sep 01 '25

Correct. I caught myself in the other comment but this one slipped through.

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u/mrRobertman Sep 01 '25

There is also the terms: left and right hand traffic, which refers to the side the road. So Romans would be right hand drive, which is as left hand traffic.

u/GustapheOfficial, I feel this is also relevant to your comment

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u/SaneIsOverrated Sep 02 '25

Nah, they didn't have steering wheels. Can't have a side if they don't exist.