I believe Okinawa was the last to change from right to left in 1978! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, 2009 September 07 20:37 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:45765] Samoans shift to the left
To the left side of the road when driving, that is. It seems (according to the BBC news story I just heard) that many Samoans have relatives living in Australia and New Zealand and they want to take advantage of cheaper cars that can be imported from there. They may also want to avoid the disruptions that come with frequent changing of the side of the road you drive on given all the travel that apparently happens between Samoa and those other two countries. I've heard of countries changing from the left side of the road to the right (such as Sweden in the sixties ... if I have the decade right), but I've never heard of the reverse until now. Does anyone have any info on that? Or is Samoa the first to change from driving on the right hand side to the left? Ezra No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.83/2352 - Release Date: 09/07/09 18:03:00
