We are slowly winning the war...
...I mean, the war to make the whole world drive on the right side of the road.
Check out this map where you can see there are a lot more countries defecting to right-side driving than the other way around.
Driving on the wrong side of the road (the left side) is weird, but you can adapt to it. The problem is the transition period when your reflexes cause you to flinch occasionally.
Question for Canadians: The map shows your country as being purple, and the key says this means that you "used to have mixed system, now drives on right." Could you explain that?
Why aren't there any countries still using a "mixed system?" You'd think Myanmar, North Korea or somewhere would still do so. I guess Taiwan sort of qualifies as a mixed system, i.e. the lane markers and dividers are optional only.
p.s. I am sure Rye will love the whole site...pretty fun stuff.
7 comments:
this new blogger won't accept my account on comments. oh well.
mixed = different sides for diffferent provinces (per the article)
myanmar = used jap cars driving on the right. getting on a bus means entering traffic. what a hoot...
brett
brett,
I didn't read the article.
But you didn't read the part where my question was addressed to Canadians.
So its all good.
I haven't been to the maritimes but in every other province we drive on the right.
Brett,
Are you using your blogger account username (complete email address) when trying to post comments?
Big Ell,
Do people in the Maritimes even have cars?
Baaduhduh!
Myanmar...drive on the right (very slowly & cautiously, probably because their brakes are old and unreliable). Most taxis I was in had the driver on the right. Was in a couple where the driver was on the left.
Aaron, like the rest of north america in the maritimes we drive on the right but never on sundays and we use retired logging horses to haul junked out ski equipped cars...
you're right, that's a very cool site... i look forward to reading more when i get a little more free time...
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