West side Quote by Lucy Inglis

“By 1722, traffic on the bridge was so great that the wagons and carts were fined if they didn’t have their pennies ready to pay the toll. Traffic ran on the west side coming into the City, and on the east side out of the City. Legend has it that this is one of the precedents for why we now drive…” quote by Lucy Inglis — Download Open image

““By 1722, traffic on the bridge was so great that the wagons and carts were fined if they didn’t have their pennies ready to pay the toll. Traffic ran on the west side coming into the City, and on the east side out of the City. Legend has it that this is one of the precedents for why we now drive on the left.””

Lucy Inglis

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