Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has always been right or left, but no matter which direction, the host is used to waiting on the left side of the road when greeting guests. Zuo Ying? . The reason is that the ancients used to drive on the left, and the people who greeted them came slowly along the left side of the road in the other direction. When the two sides meet, they just stand on both sides of the road, leaving a place in the middle, which is convenient for saluting and does not hinder the passage of others.

In the Tang Dynasty, in the collection of notes and novels of the Tang Dynasty, the stories of the Sui and Tang Dynasties:

Ma Zhou was ordered to write a book out of cloth. Emperor Taizong read it, but before it was finished, he was called away by three envoys.

What has been done in the world must be carried out. In the old streets, people shout in the morning to warn pedestrians instead of beating drums. The gates enter from the left and leave from the right. These are all Fa Zhou.

As can be seen from the above, in the Tang Dynasty, at least in the city gate area, pedestrians and horses drove on the right. Or thus extend to form a right-handed habit.

What was the traffic scene of Qianmen Street in Beiping during the Japanese occupation? Left hand system? .

1945 traffic scene of Fuchengmen Inner Street. Are the car and carriage still there? Left line? .

From 1 946 65438+1October1,all vehicles in the country drive on the right. Passers-by downstairs of Qianmen No.5 sign still didn't follow the rules.

So when did we start driving on the right? At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the government set up a patrol inspection department, with foreigners as consultants, and the traffic regulations promulgated were completely European, so driving on the left became driving on the right. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Lan Ling wrote "One Hundred and Twenty Bamboo Branches in Beijing", one of which was dedicated to Beijing traffic after the promulgation of the new traffic regulations. The right line is divided into two sides and the articles of association are well formulated. The carriage has its own accommodation method, so it might as well fly away from the middle. ?

The National Road Traffic Rules formulated by the National Government also require pedestrians and cars to drive on the right. If they want to overtake, they must accelerate from the left.

From 1 946 65438+1October1,the law clearly stipulates that all vehicles in the country drive on the right.