1967 Swedish bidirectional traffic reorganization - photo

**Altair** · Sep 1, 2021, 04:42 PM

Mayhem on the streets of Stockholm after Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right on September 3, 1967.

Previously:

Traffic light disassembly - GIF
Illuminated traffic light poles - GIF
Truck swerving through heavy traffic - GIF
Beijing traffic control room - photo
Traffic cone placement and retrieval truck - GIF

**Toolmaker51** · Sep 1, 2021, 08:05 PM

Hilarious. If they had trouble in Sweden, imagine the upheaval in lesser developed countries.
Vehicles strewn about, haphazardly parked, tells me only half the drivers got the memo, and less believed it was real.

**Fluffle-Valve** · Sep 3, 2021, 02:20 AM

Why did they make the switch from left to right?

**Bony** · Sep 5, 2021, 02:19 AM

The switch was to conform with the rest of Europe.

**mklotz** · Sep 5, 2021, 12:59 PM

How is the traffic through the Chunnel handled? A series of over/under lanes in the middle of the English channel perhaps?

**Toolmaker51** · Sep 5, 2021, 01:52 PM

Over under lanes, a real small roundabout, or a Bobby on his end, a gendarme at the other, each has a walkie-talkie and signal flags.
Takes about 10 days to get through, so if your job is at other end......

**Bony** · Sep 5, 2021, 05:58 PM

Seriously for a moment, all vehicles, freight and passengers travel by rail between England & France. Vehicles comply with local road rules in each country.

**Bony** · Sep 5, 2021, 06:37 PM

I didn't want to spoil some frivolity, but I do want to prevent the start of any fake news or a conspiracy theories. There are too many of them already.

**Toolmaker51** · Sep 5, 2021, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by Bony

Seriously for a moment, all vehicles, freight and passengers travel by rail between England & France. Vehicles comply with local road rules in each country.

and

Originally Posted by Bony

I didn't want to spoil some frivolity, but I do want to prevent the start of any fake news or a conspiracy theories. There are too many of them already.

Where's the fun in that? Besides, I never let good taste get in the way of hi-jinks.

**Frank S** · Sep 5, 2021, 11:31 PM

It may surprise some to learn that not all of the territories which are part of the USA drive on the right side.
The US Virgin Islands drive on the left. I only know this because I once visited St Croix many years ago