For just that reason, Conestoga wagons had the controls on the left side, close to the wagon driver's right hand.

正因为如此，康尼斯托加马车的控制装置就设置在左侧，靠近马车驾驶员的右手。

Conestoga wagons were developed by local carpenters and blacksmiths to carry goods, including farm produce and items bartered from Native Americans, to markets in Philadelphia.

康尼斯托加马车由当地的木匠和铁匠开发，用来运输农产品和从印第安人那里换来的物品，到费城的市场上。

He's president of the Conestoga Area Historical Society, and, as I had learned from research on the history of roads and driving, the Conestoga wagon was key to this whole story.

他是康尼斯托加地区历史协会的主席，而且，正如我在关于道路和驾驶历史的研究中了解到的，康尼斯托加马车对整个故事至关重要。