This is my first presentation to be recorded in Camtasia. I am doing something trivial but interesting for people.

1. 7060QCA Digital Design Objects
Master of Digital Design
Queensland College of Art
Griffith University
Lecturer: David Keane
Student Name: Nastiti Mayawulan
Student Number: S2822152

2. “Road” is a picture taken by Peter Mazurek. Royalty-free with stardard restriction as stated in stock.xcgh.hu (www.sxc.hu) terms and conditions.
Retrieved from www.sxc.hu on 8th March 2012 at 07.40 am
“Drive on Left” sign is a picture taken by Mat Connolley. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribute Share-alike 3.0 with permission to share
and adapt the work. Retrieved from wikipedia.org on 8th March 2012 at 10.00 am

3. Different country, different rules
• Most of the countries in the world drive on
the right (the driver is on the left)
• Others, including Australia, drives on the
left (the driver is on the right)
“World map” is a picture taken by Robert Proksa. Royalty-free with stardard restriction as stated in stock.xcgh.hu (www.sxc.hu) terms and
conditions. Retrieved from www.sxc.hu on 6th March 2012 at 08.00 am. Modified by Nastiti Mayawulan

4. Traffic in the early years
• Initially, the traffic was on the left.
• The reason: right-handed trait 
70-90% people of the world is
right-handed
(Scientific American magazine, November 1, 2001)

5. Traffic in the early years
• Initially, the traffic was on the left.

7. 27 BC Middle Ages 18th century;
(5th -15th French
century) Revolution
• United States, after gaining their
independence, followed the idea.

8. 27 BC Middle Ages
(5th -15th
century)
• Evidence: old Ages, horsemen tend to be on the
In the Middle Roman quarry tracks at
Blunsdon Ridge, found by Bryn Walters in hold
left so if they met an acquintance, they can
1998  dated back to 27 BC. The ruts on the
the reins in their left hand and shook hands
left side isright. If it was than the right side 
with their more shallow an unfriendly
Romans drove left. drew their sword.
counterpart, they can

9. Dawn of the right
27 BC Middle Ages 18th century;
(5th -15th French
century) Revolution
• The usage of large wagon pulled by several sets
of horses in 1700 by people in France and
United States.
• No driver seat, so the driver would ride the
horse on the left rear to control the horses and
keep an eye on people travelling on foot on his
left  he kept the right side of the road.

10. French Revolution and its impact
27 BC Middle Ages 18th century;
(5th -15th French
century) Revolution
• Prior to the Revolution, the aristocrats took
left for travelling, forcing the peasants to
take right for their course. But after the
Revolution, the aristocrats wanted to keep it
humble and join the common people
travelling on the right.

11. Napoleon’s influence
27 BC Middle Ages 18th century;
(5th -15th French
century) Revolution
• Napoleon imposed on driving right to the country
and the majority of European mainland countries
he overtook  the French, Spanish and Portugese
colonies in the different parts of the world were
also taking right-side driving.

12. 27 BC Middle Ages 18th century;
(5th -15th French
century) Revolution
• United States, after gaining their
independence, followed the idea.
• Canadians used to drive on BOTH sides (teritories
that were under French control were driving on
the right whilst the British ones were driving on
the left). In 1920s they were all switched to the
right-side driving.

13. British resistence
27 BC Middle Ages 18th century;
(5th -15th French
century) Revolution
• Great Britain maintaining the driving on the
left  big wagons did not fit and never been
ruled by France. Therefore, British colonies
such as India, sub-Sahara African
countries, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia
and New Zealand drive left.

14. What happen with Asian countries?
• Japan is left-sided toright because
China drives on the drive in mid
Korea was known because left in
1800s, Gunboat diplomacy forced
1100 B.C, as beingfrom Japanese
it has been passed switched
the Japanese to open their ports in
from left-side to rightinfluence to
colonial to American in 1946
the British World War II.
since it hasand Sir relationship
the end of closer Rutherford
Alcock persuadedBritishto adopt
with US than the them so they
the keep-left rule. In 1924 the keep-
can imported American cars.
left driving was legalised.
“Japan flag icon”, “China flag icon”, “Korea flag icon” are made by Nastiti Mayawulan

15. What happen with Asian countries?
• Indonesia was introduced to left-
Thailand, a country which
side driving by the Dutch during
never experienced
their colonialism in 17th century.
colonialism also drives on
But left. though The Netherlands
the even
then switched to right-side
driving, Indonesians keep the left-
side as their preference.
“Indonesia flag icon” and “Thailand flag icon” are made by Nastiti Mayawulan

16. Conclusion
• Initially, the traffic was left-sided, but more
and more countries slowly changed to the
right.
• Even though this change can be caused by the
condition of the vehicle at the time, but it was
clear that political situation gave strong
influence of the changing.

17. • Thank you!