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Posted on Oct 20, 2009, 04:34:12 by johnny_mac
in september 2009 samoa was the only country to switch driving from right to left since the 1970. surprisingly, not much accidents have been reported caused by the new regulation. however, october hasn't been so kind after tsunami hit the the South ...
 
Samoa switches to driving on the left...
Posted on Sep 8, 2009, 09:40:29 by sianeth
... Bus drivers have also protested that their doors will now open on the wrong side, in the middle of the road. Good luck to Samoa! It seems like they're predicting quite a few accidents as people get used to the new system. How do you think your ...
 
samoa
Posted on Oct 20, 2009, 13:20:39 by starlagurl
Yes, that is a sad thing that happened... I talked with a TP member that was living there, he helped to clean up after it:
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 9, 2009, 04:39:14 by johnny_mac
The drivers In Samoa on monday sept 7 will steer their cars to the left-hand side of roads, instead of the right-hand side that they used to.
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 14, 2009, 03:08:35 by johnny_mac
I think it will be a lot confusing if you alternately schedule the driving on the left for this day and drive the right side the next day. it must be definite so that authorities can start working road signs. that must be hard for buses since they must ...
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 12, 2009, 10:41:03 by manzara
I have just been reading this article from the Samoan Observer (link below). Despite the ususal protests (resistance to change etc), the move to the left seems to have been executed fairly smoothly - apart from the odd hiccup or two!
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 12, 2009, 10:36:09 by manzara
Anyway, it seems like a switch that might cause some chaos on the roads! It need not be chaos. I'm very surprised and, I have to admit, somewhat disappointed that I haven't so far been approached to advise countries considering a ...
 
Samoa driving switch from right to left
Posted on Sep 9, 2009, 11:12:31 by wakingdream
I thought I saw this posted somewhere else? Anyway, it seems like a switch that might cause some chaos on the roads!
 
Samoa switches to driving on the left...
Posted on Sep 8, 2009, 21:15:54 by wakingdream
That's got to take some getting used to! I wonder how much the accident stats increase?
 
Samoa switches to driving on the left...
Posted on Sep 8, 2009, 11:47:06 by mmbcross
Sweden changed from left to right-hand drive in 1967. In the U.S. Virgin Islands they drive on the left in spite of the fact that all vehicles are right-hand drive. Sweden, 1967 According to Kincaid, Sweden drove on the right prior to about 1736, when ...
 

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