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1 janv. 2023 · Presently, 76 countries and territories (34% of the world’s population) drive on the left side of the road, while 163 countries and territories (66% of the world’s population) drive on the right. If we look into history, this wasn’t always the case, and present-day rules are a result of colonization and the modern motor industry shaping ...
4 mars 2024 · Some countries, however, developed a custom of driving on the left on their own. And some countries, whether former British colonies or not, started out on the left and later switched to the right—Canada, Brazil, Spain, Nigeria, and Sweden among them. In 2009, Samoa made a rare move in the opposite direction, transitioning from the right side ...
17 févr. 2023 · British people have been driving on the left-hand side of the road since the 18th century. The law dates back to 1722, when a ‘keep left’ rule was instated on London Bridge to control the ...
11 mai 2022 · Asian Countries With Left-Hand Traffic. 15 countries in Asia drive on the left side of the road. If you’re planning to go to Bali, drive across Malaysia, rent a car in Singapore, or any of the other countries listed below, be ready to drive on the left. The traffic culture may seem a little chaotic in some Asian countries! Bangladesh; Bhutan ...
23 janv. 2024 · On the 1st of October 1924 Madrid switched to driving on the right. When the Nazis marched into Austria on 12 March 1938, Hitler ordered all of Austria to switch to driving on the right. The break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire caused no change: Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Hungary continued to drive on the left.
17 juil. 2018 · European countries with left-hand traffic (1922): United Kingdom, Ireland, Portuguese, Swiss, Czechia, Hungary. From 1919 to 1986, 34 of the left-hand traffic territories shifted to right-hand traffic territories. The driving directions for all nations and any changes that have happened in the past starting with Finland’s transition in 1858.
21 oct. 2016 · Archaeological evidence suggests that the ancient Romans may have driven their carts and chariots on the left, and the practice seems to have carried over into parts of medieval Europe. The ...
