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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]
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 ...
Road signs in Sweden are regulated in the Traffic Sign Ordinance (2007:90) (VMF, Swedish: Vägmärkesförordningen). [ 1 ] Most signs are based on pictograms, with some exceptions like the prohibition-sign for stop at customs and signal and speed limit signs.
European traffic signs have been designed with the principles of heraldry in mind; [citation needed] i.e., the sign must be clear and able to be resolved at a glance. Most traffic signs conform to heraldic tincture rules, and use symbols rather than written texts for better semiotic clarity.
'No' vote campaign poster. Translated it reads: "Keep left-hand traffic. Vote NO on 16/10." 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]
Sweden has right-hand traffic today, like all its neighbours. Sweden had left-hand traffic (Vänstertrafik in Swedish) from approximately 1736 and continued to do so until 1967. Despite this virtually all cars in Sweden were actually left-hand drive and the neighbouring Nordic countries already drove on the right, leading to mistakes by ...
Royal Flag of Sweden flying over the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The Royal flag (Kungliga flaggan) is identical to the triple-tailed naval ensign, but has in its centre a white field with the greater or the lesser coat of arms surrounded by the Order of the Seraphim, which has the monarch as its grand master. The monarch personally decides about ...
In Sweden, where I live, postal service mostly uses right-hand drive cars, just as in the USA, in order to give the driver access to the mailboxes on the curbside (to the right in the driving direction). If Sweden would have left-hand traffic, just as the U.K. and Ireland, postal service would most likely have used left-hand drive cars ...