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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 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 ...
It turns out that about 30% of the world’s countries mandate left-side driving and another 70% or so stay to the right. ... AAA’s head of driver training, recommends that drivers take extra ...
All countries, with the exception of the United States and the United Kingdom, use the metric system. Some countries mark this fact by using units on various signs. Brazil, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and parts of Canada (British Columbia, parts of Ontario, and Yukon) list units (km/h) on their maximum speed limit.
For countries driving on the left, the convention stipulates that the traffic signs should be mirror images of those used in countries driving on the right. This practice, however, is not systematically followed in the four European countries driving on the left – the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Malta and Ireland.
All main countries/regions, except for the United States and the United Kingdom, use the metric system. Some mark this fact by using units on various signs. Note that some smaller English-speaking countries in the Caribbean also use miles per hour. Advisory speed limit signs in most countries list units, although New Zealand does not.
Driver training began as a business in the United Kingdom in 1909-1910. The British School of Motoring (BSM) was founded in 1910 in South London by Hugh Stanley Roberts. It offered hands-on training and courses in driving skills (managing the controls and road aptitude) and repair. It also offered vehicles to drivers who wished to practice. [1] [2]
Jul. 26—ALLEN COUNTY — School districts are increasingly reliant on parents, custodians, principals and teachers to drive school buses when drivers call out sick due to a shortage of drivers.
English: A map indicating which countries drive on the right side of the road, and which drive on the left side, coupled with whether they use kilometers as a distance/speed unit, or miles. Right-hand traffic, kilometers