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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]
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 ...
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 ...
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The cost of the change amounted to over 33 million kronur for modifications to buses and 12 million kronur for changes to infrastructure. During the night before the change 1662 signs all over the country were changed, making the total of signs changed 5727. [8] The only injury from the changeover was a boy on a bicycle who broke his leg. [9]
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]
The train stopped on the eastbound tracks across U.S. 50 from a Kroger store in Hooven. According to the computer-aided dispatch log, a bad smell was reported on the back side of the store at 1:29 ...