It’s the putting Right that counts
Inquistor General Wayne Mapp must surely be giving some thought to the insideous effect of New Zealand’s PC road rules on Kiwis’ ability to ‘get ahead’.
Why do we drive on the LEFT hand side of the road?
Sounds like social (road) engineering to me. 
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October 31st, 2005 at 2:17 pm
Most of us make rude gestures with our right arms
I believe it actually comes from having one’s sword arm free! (sorry, southpaws)
But seriously, what is wrong with social engineering? In most spheres we take a lot of time designing things to work just so. And businesses will expend a lot of money in working out strategies and marketing plans. Advertising and PR are surely social engineering on a huge scale! Are we not allowed to “engineer” our social systems to attain health and happiness for most of us?
October 31st, 2005 at 4:11 pm
Of all the countries in the world, I believe only Sweden has ever actually shifted from Left to Right. Probably had something to do with SAAB being bought into GM.
Bets on when GM will declare bankruptcy are undoubtedly being taken now
respectfully
BJ
October 31st, 2005 at 4:32 pm
Social engineering is acceptable to the “mainstream” only when done by the corporate masters. Let us all tremble at the prospect of Wayne Mapp as corporate enforcer. Watch out you PC lefty! The National party is after you……
October 31st, 2005 at 6:45 pm
bj: …only Sweden has ever actually shifted from Left to Right.
Probably because they went so far left they came out the other side
November 1st, 2005 at 11:22 am
What is the opposite of social engineering?
ANTI-social engineering perhaps?
Ah no, that role has already been taken by the traffic engineering profession whose main joy in life is to rape communities with asphalt….
November 2nd, 2005 at 9:48 am
I heard the original of left hand driving was so passing coachdrivers and horse riders could shake hands. And shaking hands with the right hand goes back to showing you’re not holding a weapon. Mapp might want to get rid of such pacifist nonsense.
On the other hand, if you want to fight, you also pass on the left, it being the sword and lance side. So it’s possibly all ‘right’ after all.
November 3rd, 2005 at 11:22 am
It’s just so much easier to ban weapons than worry about who’s driving on which side of the road
although looking at the death-by-driver statistics, maybe we should ban cars as well as weapons ;-D