Indeed. Here in Britain we drive on the correct side of the road, as do several other former colonial territories (plus Japan). Everyone else drives on the wrong side of the road.
Until the American Revolution even Europe drove/rode on the left. Then the bitter, twisted and shiny new Septics decided that as most of their wagon drivers were right-handed and their wagons so large that they had six of sometimes eight horses it was easier to steer and see around the team at the same time if the driver of the team (hence, "teamster") sat on the left of the wagon with the reins in his right hand. In order to see clearly to avoid hitting wagons coming the other way on the narrow roads they drove on the right to see down the left side of the team (the side nearest the oncoming team) from their seated position optimised for controlling the team right-handed. Plus it was another thing in the eye of the British.
Having been over there to help them slap us Jean Frenchman took the notion back to Boney who then imposed it on France and any other country he invaded (most of Europe and a big stretch of Russia) and it stuck.
Everyone rode on the left because the majority right-handed population of the world would then have their sword hand at the advance towards any oncoming riders who might prove to be wrong'uns.
In modern times, driving on the left is safer than the right because most of us are still right-handed and in a head-to-head situation right-handed people tend to pull on the wheel such that the vehicle veers left. If you drive on the left you're heading back to your own carriageway and the verge/hedge/embankment. If you drive on the right you're heading further into on coming traffic/the central reservation/the oncoming traffic lanes.
Which could prove to be a teensy bit unfortunate.