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The events to be recorded here occurred with such surprising rapidity that documentation is incomplete or missing in numerous instances and the exact chronological order is not always certain.

In the February issue of the Journal of Abnormal Modalities an article appeared under the name of Joel T. Efshir which pointed out that the propensity of a nation to drive on the right-hand side of the road or on the left-hand side of the road was not determined by physiology or genetics but was purely a conventional matter the origins of which were to be sought in local custom and historical process. This document became central to the controversy which subsequently erupted. It remained unnoticed for several weeks.

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The events to be recorded here occurred with such surprising rapidity that documentation is incomplete or missing in numerous instances and the exact chronological order is not always certain.

In the February issue of the Journal of Abnormal Modalities an article appeared under the name of Joel T. Efshir which pointed out that the propensity of a nation to drive on the right-hand side of the road or on the left-hand side of the road was not determined by physiology or genetics but was purely a conventional matter the origins of which were to be sought in local custom and historical process. This document became central to the controversy which subsequently erupted. It remained unnoticed for several weeks.