Originally Posted by
lostarchitect
Here's my theory on that.
Roughly 90% of people are right handed, so when walking a bike they tend to grab the bike with their right hand, and walk on the left side of the bike. They will also mount and dismount from the left side.
So when taking a photo, the walk it over to a wall, and lean it against it, all while standing on the left side.
Hence, we get mostly non drive side pictures.
am liking it.
another theory, and one that's easier to disprove! -- maybe the distribution of photos is not what we *think* it is. Maybe drive-side is the clear majority because sellers are, on the whole, sensible, logical folk. (theory already struggling). But our own seething frustration at the hidden clues, unhelpful angles etc., makes the experience of a non-drive side photo so much more memorable and so we overweight the experience and feel these photos are the majority?
logical sellers? nah. lostarchitect's sounds more plausible.