2006-06-09 02:31:01 · 12 answers · asked by Alena D 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I think it's more for foreigners....In America we drive on the Right side of the road and need to look in the opposite directions for traffic in the UK. It's to help avoid accidents///deaths.
2006-06-09 02:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's for the English pedestrians. I think it's for the tourists who are used to looking the other way.
2006-06-09 02:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by Chrooke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we live in an increasingly litigious society and if they weren't painted on the road and someone was knocked down, they would sue the council.
2006-06-09 02:34:14 · answer #3 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To reduce accidents involving visitors who have other forms of traffic rule (keep right) and everybody in general.
2006-06-09 02:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by Counsellor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't, but the rest of Europe drives on the wrong side of the road, so we have to keep them from getting killed.
2006-06-09 10:09:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its for visitors who are used to traffic coming the other way
2006-06-09 02:33:14 · answer #6 · answered by Tefi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol to help prevent idiots from running in the middle of the road unacknowledging their surroundings
2006-06-09 02:33:58 · answer #7 · answered by some_pimp2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not for us, it's for visitors..... and we're not so arrogant or insular that we think that our way of doing things is the only way, so we make allowances for others, like good world citizens ;)
2006-06-09 02:36:31 · answer #8 · answered by Dinnerlady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because that is the right thing to do to avoid accidents
2006-06-09 02:33:49 · answer #9 · answered by boyang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's for the tourists.its useful if you arent used to it. i almost got hit like that once
2006-06-09 02:39:21 · answer #10 · answered by Unknown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋