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' 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] It was by far the largest logistical event in Sweden's history. [4]
Iceland's parliament (Alþingi) made the following demand of the government on 13 May 1964: [4] "Alþingi urges the government to initiate as soon as possible research into how best to move the traffic to the right hand side of the road." A law was passed in 1965, under which the country would change to driving on the right in 1968. [5]
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 ...
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]
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A Tesla car in Full-Self Driving mode appeared to fail to detect a moving train and stop on its own, ahead of a chaotic accident caught on video. Tesla owner says car's 'self-driving' tech failed ...
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 ...