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Friday, July 12, 2013
Fact of the Day: Left Traffic
In most of the world, people drive on the right side of the road. However in roughly a third of all countries in the world people drive on the left. Notable examples include Great Britain, Japan, Thailand, India, and Australia.
I'll be traveling to England next year (I hope) and thought it would be great if there was an arcade type of thing where you sit in a car with the steering wheel on the right side and the visual on the screen would be showing what it would be like to drive on the wrong side of the road. I won't be renting a car there. I'll to taxis and avoid any accidents.
I was really surprised when we got to Japan and found that they drive on the left side of the road. I hadn't expected that in a country with no history of British colonialism. But I guess there was enough British influence in Japan when it first opened to the West that the Japanese adopted that model.
Very interesting! As one who grew up in Great Britain, the last time I visited I could not get used to driving on the other side of the road. Approaching roundabouts was a night mare ;)
Believe me, they don't like when you say "wrong" side of the road, either! It's not wrong to them! We drove around in Ireland on the left side of the road. It was interesting to say the least!
I wonder how I would go driving on the wrong side of the road (right side), I guess it would come naturally eventually.
ReplyDeleteIt is the hardest thing to drive on the left side. My husband has had to do it in New Zealand, England and Japan and dreaded it.
ReplyDeleteThe nothing to do it really, we (english) have always driven on the left. We crossed the the channel a lots of times, and it is easy.
ReplyDeleteI thought it's only in Great Britain.
ReplyDeleteI didn´t think so many countries drive on the left! Kisses:)
ReplyDeleteI hear these people have trouble playing American games for the same reason. They drive on the "wrong" side of the road and crash.
ReplyDeleteTried once, didn't go over well
ReplyDeletevery interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt seems weird to us, but driving on the right side seems weird to them!
ReplyDeleteIt is so difficult when you rent a car in countries who drive on the left.
ReplyDeleteI'll be traveling to England next year (I hope) and thought it would be great if there was an arcade type of thing where you sit in a car with the steering wheel on the right side and the visual on the screen would be showing what it would be like to drive on the wrong side of the road. I won't be renting a car there. I'll to taxis and avoid any accidents.
ReplyDeleteI was really surprised when we got to Japan and found that they drive on the left side of the road. I hadn't expected that in a country with no history of British colonialism. But I guess there was enough British influence in Japan when it first opened to the West that the Japanese adopted that model.
ReplyDeleteapparently they chose it after some British ties (mostly rail) gave them a model to base their roads.
DeleteI don't know if I could ever get used to that.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Friday.
oh, I didn't know that in Japan and India they also drive on the left
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could ever master driving from the left! It seems so unnatural!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! As one who grew up in Great Britain, the last time I visited I could not get used to driving on the other side of the road. Approaching roundabouts was a night mare ;)
ReplyDeleteI'd be one confused driver if I had to drive on the left side of the road!
ReplyDeleteIf I ever go to one of those countries, I'm taxi'ing it. No way would I be able to figure that out!
ReplyDeleteIn The Netherlands we also drive on the right side but occasionaly we have to drive left when we are in the UK or Thailand. Avoiding busy places.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Believe me, they don't like when you say "wrong" side of the road, either! It's not wrong to them! We drove around in Ireland on the left side of the road. It was interesting to say the least!
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