A change to Driving on the Right

[rov1100]

Could we do as the Samoans did 2 years ago and switch our driving to the other side of the road? The cost of altering the signage and access roads would be more than compensated by a sales surge in left hand drive vehicles.

By doing so we could show what good Europeans we are

[DTCwordfan]

The Irish have plans to do this, rov.

The 1st of Jan 2015 will see the trucks go across and cars will follow on the 1st of July.

[paddywak]

I'm not a good European and I don't want to be one. I'm English first British second and European no where.

[ChuckFickens]

Well now would be a good time to do it, while the country and population has plenty of spare cash to re-sign the entire road system and buy new cars!

[jno]

the Swedes did that back in the 60s. However, the Japanese still drive on the left, so we could show what good Asians we are by staying on the left.

[Bambiagain]

What would be the point? As you say, it would be a costly exercise, and in the current economic climate, what proportion of drivers would want to sell perfectly good (but now unusable anywhere) cars to trade in for left hand drive ones? And, by the way, since I live in Germany, I have to drive on the right but manage quite nicely when I visit the UK driving on the other side of the road.

[DTCwordfan]

The only reason we have left hand wheels is because of bloody Napoleon - like a very large percentage of our leaders (Cameron, Brown, Obama, Bush Shrub, Clinton, JFK etc etc, they are/were left handed.

[rov1100]

How not to do it:

[DTCwordfan]

It is more natural to travel on the left, wheel on the right, historically because of the hand you used your sword/lance/gun or whatever portable weapon, the other hand controlling the hoss/donkey/coo (whatever).

[Bambiagain]

All the best people are left-handed, DT. Unfortunately, some in your list are not the best.

[Zhukov]

Left handers are usually more expert,at most things imo ;-)
Only thing we cant play is Polo..so,no great shakes!

[Bambiagain]

True, Zhukov. I spend much of my spare time on a horse, but have never been remotely interested in Polo!

[Zhukov]

Are left handers permitted to enter Fencing Competition?

[Bambiagain]

According to this site:

http://www.anythingle...ded.co.uk/sports.html

Yes, and they're among the best!

[mightyWBA]

Forgive me for being dumb but Samoa switched to the same side of the road as we drive on 2 years ago.
76 countries drive on the same side as we do including India,Indonesia and Japan..All big markets for our right hand drive car manufacturers :-)

[jno]

the Samoans switched so their relatives in Australia and NZ could send them second-hand cars

[The Builder]

We left-handers can't play violin in a Symphony Orchestra either ......... we'd poke the next guy's eye out :o(

[douglas9401]

Zhukov, the guy who competed and won the job to build our fence was left handed. Does that count

[jomifl]

That can't be right builder, I'm right handed and I can't play violin in a symphony orchestra.

[rojash]

"The cost of altering the signage and access roads would be more than compensated by a sales surge in left hand drive vehicles."

How do you work that out?

Tax payers would pay for the changes, and the same tax payers would have to buy the new cars, so where does the compensation come in?

[jake-the-peg]

Well I am a good European and it sounds a daft idea to me!

I hate to think how many accidents would happen with people driving older right hand drive cars!

Being European doesn't mean being all the same