Indeed.  He's big in Germany, but I'm pretty sure they drive on the right there, as well.  This point has led me to a terribly interesting page about left and right hand drive...

Some highlights:

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In the past, almost everybody travelled on the left side of the road because that was the most sensible option for feudal, violent societies. Since most people are right-handed, swordsmen preferred to keep to the left in order to have their right arm nearer to an opponent ...

Furthermore, a right-handed person finds it easier to mount a horse from the left side of the horse, and it would be very difficult to do otherwise if wearing a sword (which would be worn on the left). It is safer to mount and dismount towards the side of the road, rather than in the middle of traffic, so if one mounts on the left, then the horse should be ridden on the left side of the road.

In the late 1700s, however, teamsters in France and the United States began hauling farm products in big wagons pulled by several pairs of horses. These wagons had no driver's seat; instead the driver sat on the left rear horse, so he could keep his right arm free to lash the team. Since he was sitting on the left, he naturally wanted everybody to pass on the left so he could look down and make sure he kept clear of the oncoming wagon’s wheels. Therefore he kept to the right side of the road.

In addition, the French Revolution of 1789 gave a huge impetus to right-hand travel in Europe ...

Later, Napoleon's conquests spread the new rightism to the Low Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Russia and many parts of Spain and Italy ...

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So what they're saying there, is that those of you that drive on the right are just copying the French.  Sorry, but there it is.

Anyhow... this bit made me chuckle:

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Up till the 1930s Spain lacked national traffic regulations.

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heh heh heh.  And Spain still lacks traffic regulations...

Here's a cool map showing left and right hand driive countries:

Oddly enough, depsite the distinct vitamin c deficiency in the map above (scurvy, anyone?), a table near the bottom of the page shows this (I ain't copying the table.  You wanna see it, follow the link above):

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This is a quick table of populations to provide a clue as to just how evenly the sides are represented. As it turns out, some 4 billion people drive right, and 2 billion drive left (when they drive at all, that is). So roughly a third of the world drives on the left.

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So.  There you go.  Who's have thought that discussion of the Hoff would lead to such educational... er... stuff?

David Hasslehoff walks into a bar and asks for a pint.

'Morning, Mr Hasslehoff' says the barman.

'Please,' says the Hoff, 'just call me Hoff. I'm trying to keep a low profile.'

'Ok,' replies the barman, 'no hassle!'