Be very afraid when cycling in Samoa!

[User]

 

[Fnaar]

They should do it gradually... cars make the change one week, next week lorries, week after that buses, etc

 

[User169]

Ok - little general knowledge quiz. At which International land borders does one switch from driving on the right to the left (or vice versa)?

 

[ianrauk]

Got to be the surrounding borders of India and and some African countries I guess

Ok - little general knowledge quiz. At which International land borders does one switch from driving on the right to the left (or vice versa)?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

They should do it gradually... cars make the change one week, next week lorries, week after that buses, etc

That is genius!!

 

[Keith Oates]

They are just about to change from driving on the right hand side of the road to the left. Having driven with some Samoans before I can only guess at the chaos that will follow.

One has to the ask the question, why does an island need to do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brains]

One has to the ask the question, why does an island need to do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So they can get cheap 2nd hand imported cars from Japan

 

[Dayvo]

Got to be the surrounding borders of India and and some African countries I guess

Erm, India is nowhere near those African countries, Ian!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Ok - little general knowledge quiz. At which International land borders does one switch from driving on the right to the left (or vice versa)?

I'm not giving the game away but I did look up countries that still drive on the left as I thought it was only the UK, Australia and Japan - but there's loads!

It also stated reasons for driving on the left or the right:

Many factors contribute to which side is favoured for example keeping left allows a riders sword arm to be free, or keep right for ease of whipping horses.

Now I've always found those two reasons to be very useful but it does go on to say they're largely historical!

 

[Beardie]

Does anyone remember Sweden going from left to right in 1967? I heard they arranged for the change to happen on a weekday at just after 5pm, possibly because traffic would be travelling slowly during rush-hour and the inevitable pile-ups would less serious than if it was moving quickly.

Anyway, my entry for the international borders quiz is Spain/Gibraltar. AICMFP.

 

[02GF74]

I'm not giving the game away but I did look up countries that still drive on the left as I thought it was only the UK, Australia and Japan - but there's loads!

funily enough it was mentioned on the radio last week that more people drive on the left hand side than on the right?!! I don't believe but won't argue.

 

[User169]

Does anyone remember Sweden going from left to right in 1967? I heard they arranged for the change to happen on a weekday at just after 5pm, possibly because traffic would be travelling slowly during rush-hour and the inevitable pile-ups would less serious than if it was moving quickly.

Anyway, my entry for the international borders quiz is Spain/Gibraltar. AICMFP.

According to wiki, gibraltar changed to driving on the right in 1929, so no prize I'm afraid.

 

[4F]

Uganda and Zambia ?

 

[Wigsie]

Erm, India is nowhere near those African countries, Ian!

Thats what I was wondering! unless the indian ocean is a border that you can drive across!

 

[andy_wrx]

Is that sign still there, on the road about 5 or 6 miles up from Newhaven, reminding you to drive on the left ?

It always amused me, because if you'd managed to get that far without realising, gawd knows what trail of destruction you'd have left behind you !