I wonder if any of the left-hand side driving countries will make the switch anymore, or is the inertia too great and the benefits too small.
Sweden switched to right-hand side driving on roads in 1967. They had already 2 million vehicles, so that was a major operation. The change was made overnight but professional drivers got a few hours’ headstart to get used to it.
1960s was a bad time for traffic accidents in general, so the transient human cost of the switch was probably lost in the overall poor safety statistics. I wonder what it would look like today. 50% more accidents in the first month? Or more?
Sweden switched to right-hand side driving on roads in 1967. They had already 2 million vehicles, so that was a major operation. The change was made overnight but professional drivers got a few hours’ headstart to get used to it.
1960s was a bad time for traffic accidents in general, so the transient human cost of the switch was probably lost in the overall poor safety statistics. I wonder what it would look like today. 50% more accidents in the first month? Or more?