possibly because a bunch of us have seen this before.
yep, yep, yep... went around ...way back when.
yeah right, only some of the vehicles would switch sides
...a photographers dream, and insurance appraisers nightmare.
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
-----Original Message-----
From Doug Ingram <dougi at home.com>
To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, June 01, 2001 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: Other side of the road?
>Paul,
>
>LOL, seems that nobody picked up on what the roads would be like during the
>3 week implementation period........
>
>Doug Ingram
>Victoria BC
>1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
>1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Paul A. Asgeirsson <Pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>
>To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 10:08 AM
>Subject: Other side of the road?
>
>
>> Was reading in the Auto section of the local newspaper this morning and
>> saw this bit.
>>
>> They've announced that the United Kingdom is considering switching to
>> driving on the right to bring the country in line with the rest of the
>> world.
>>
>> It seems like a reasonable idea. Sweden did the same thing in the
>> '60s. One morning, new street signs appeared on the back side of the
>> old ones, everybody drove to work on the other side of the street, and
>> only moderate chaos was reported.
>>
>> The UK announcement was: "to avoid confusion, the government will
>> implement the switch in stages, with trucks and buses the first week,
>> SUVs and sedans in week two and motorcycles and bicycles in the third
>> week."
>>
>> Paul A
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