Talk:Horse-drawn vehicle

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There seems to be a fair amount of overlap between this page and the 'carriage' page. Would a merge be in order? 86.129.227.193 13:59, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Right-hand/left-hand drive

Which side does the driver of a horse-drawn vehicle sit? Is it the same as a motor vehicle? Is it the same for trade and faster vehicles?

In the UK nowadays, horse drivers seem to sit on the right, as in motor vehicles. However, I'm sure I've seen old pictures of wagons where the driver sat on the left – presumably this would make mounting the vehicle safer in traffic, and perhaps allow the driver to see the edge of the road better (these were vehicles without driving seats). Perhaps sitting on the off-side is for high-speed overtaking? --Richard New Forest (talk) 23:11, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I honestly don't really know; I haven't paid much attention on those times when there has ben two people sitting up front in a wagon, most driving I am around has just a single driver who sits in the middle. Maybe it's per USA and UK useage and they swich sides with traffic? I'm sue there is a rule on it somewhere, wish I was more up on these things. Montanabw^(talk) 07:21, 1 March 2008 (UTC)