Do you wish to drive a Car, motorcycle or bicycle in MALTA & 75 COUNTRIES, Driving on the LEFT SIDE of the ROAD WORLDWIDE? This is the complete and detailed official driving code approved by the police: For the roadway and sidewalks concerning all users: Cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians! COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED LEFT-HAND DRIVING WORLDWIDE: Today, left-hand traffic is present in 76 countries, representing a third of the world’s population. Among these states, many are from the former colonies of the British Empire or islands. Nearly 35% of the world’s population drives on the left. The idea is that only a negligible minority drives on the left. But nothing could be further from the truth. In addition to England, driving on the left is also mandatory in 75 other countries including: Malta, Australia, Cyprus, Indonesia, Nepal, Namibia, Japan, Malaysia, Barbados, South Africa, Bangladesh, Thailand, Scotland, Pakistan, India, Hong Kong, Ireland, Uganda, and Sri - Lanka. So, all in all, driving on the left concerns more than a third of the world’s population! Left-hand driving, a historical norm Contrary to what you might believe, driving on the left has long been the norm, and this has been the case since antiquity. Whether on foot or on horseback, the reason is primarily practical: the majority of people are right-handed. When driving on the left, the right hand is free to easily draw a sword in case of an attack. It was not until the 18th century that driving on the right became the norm. Indeed, a new model of cart was more manageable on the right lane. This direction of traffic then spread in Europe and the United States. According to legend, Napoleon Bonaparte even imposed it on his European conquests! Driving on the left was once an obvious choice Indeed, driving on the left dates back to the time when knights crossed each other on horseback. Many of these knights had a sword: Now, as most of them were right-handed and therefore wore their sword on the left side, horse traffic was logically on the left.