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Dagen H (H-day), today usually called "Högertrafikomläggningen" (lit. ' the right-hand traffic reorganisation '), was on 3 September 1967, the day on which Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right. [2] The "H" stands for "Högertrafik", the Swedish word for right-hand traffic. [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 February 2025. Directionality of traffic flow by jurisdiction Countries by direction of road traffic, c. 2020 Left-hand traffic Right-hand traffic No data Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side or to the right side ...
Map of Sweden Stockholm, capital of Sweden Gothenburg Malmö. This is a list of cities in modern Sweden that once enjoyed city privileges, thus were entitled to call themselves town (Swedish: stad, plural städer). The year indicates the year they were established or when they were granted a royal charter.
It turns out that about 30% of the world’s countries mandate left-side driving and another 70% or so stay to the right. How it got that way is a winding tale. ... Sweden, at 5 am. on September 3 ...
A non-binding referendum on the introduction of right hand traffic was held in Sweden on 16 October 1955. [1] The voter turnout was 53.2%, and the suggestion failed by 15.5% against 82.9%. [1] However, eight years later, in 1963, the Riksdag approved the change, following pressure from the Council of Europe [2] and the Nordic Council. [3]
Skellefteå, a small, discreet city in northern Sweden nudged its way into must-visit global tourist rankings after the country’s tallest wooden hotel and cultural center opened there in 2022.
Giannoulias pointed to statistics from the Illinois Department of Transportation that show in 2023, the crash rate for drivers 75 and older is 24.6 per 1,000 drivers, which is lower than every age ...
The Swedish voters rejected a change to driving on the right in a referendum held in 1955. Nevertheless, in 1963 the Riksdag passed legislation ordering the switch to right-hand traffic. The changeover took place on a Sunday morning at 5am on September 3, 1967, which was known in Swedish as Dagen H (H-Day), the 'H' standing for Högertrafik or ...