All this European legislation coming in ... do you think we will eventually have to drive on the left? And, if so, how difficult would it be to change round all the road signs, feeder roads and all that. Wouldn't it cost a fortune? Plus all our cars would have to be changed since the drivers would be next to the pavement rather than having a centre view of the road.
What do you think?
2006-12-07 06:09:05 · 20 answers · asked by gorgeousfluffpot 5 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
Nooooo, I mean we drive on the LEFT and the others drive on the right!! What was I thinking of! I was distracted by Mr. GorgeousFluffpot bringing me a cup of tea and moaning about the EU.
2006-12-07 06:10:25 · update #1
okay okay, I know I made a blooper. But I am only a gorgeous fluffpot and you can't expect me to know my left from my right, can you!!!!
2006-12-07 06:17:41 · update #2
Do you really drive on the right?
Don't you find that other people sound their horns and shout at you?
2006-12-07 06:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by david f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I very much doubt it. Other countries have changed in the past, but they had lower population density than the UK and much less crowded roads.
I cannot imagine any government would get away with suggesting it as it would cost an enormous amount of taxpayers' money and cause enormous delays while the works were in progress...
...but more so because there would be an outcry over the inevitable increase in accidents during the change process. New signs, toll booths etc could (with great effort) be installed and kept hidden until the day of the change... but you can't repaint all the white lines at once, so for some of the time we would either have to have two sets of lines, or lines designed for people going the other way. Mayhem!
However, the PFI companies standing to get the civil engineering contracts would be all in favour :-)
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2006-12-07 14:24:20 · answer #2 · answered by jamesducker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you never heard of the Irish plan to change. The story is that they intend to introduce it in two stages - cars and motorcycles one week, buses and lorries the next. More seriously - why should there be a change to adopt something forced on the rest of Europe by Napoleon Bonaparte when the UK was not conquered by the French despot.
2006-12-07 16:13:43 · answer #3 · answered by john b 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but they're going to do it in stages: -
Stage 1 is in January, when lorries will move over
Stage 2 begins in February when trucks and caravans move over
Stage 3 begins in March when domestic cars move over
Stage 4 in April all other traffic moves over
The government think there may be a problem with taxi drivers though. They'll still drive wherever they like!
2006-12-08 10:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by PhoenixRights 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole world used to drive on the left and individually they have changed it through time. If you look at most ex-British owned countries they still drive on the left.
Australia, Most of Asia, The Caribbean they all drive on the left.
2006-12-07 14:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by DikiDoo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well considering the UK has been driving on the Left of years... since Europe has been on the right then I guess not, you still haven't got the euro have you!
Plus don't we already drive on the left?
2006-12-07 14:10:45 · answer #6 · answered by Chεεrs [uk] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We wouldn't be the first country to have made the change.
The expense to the infrastructure would be enormous though. Just the cost of turning all the signs around!
2006-12-07 14:22:41 · answer #7 · answered by waspy772004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell girl u aint left my local pub at 12:30 . . . they're all over the show, left, right and a few hapless seasoned dd's even go for the middle. . . it makes stayin in the pub til the following morning a viable option
2006-12-07 14:12:37 · answer #8 · answered by Michael F 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would cost to much to be viable. Also we drive on the CORRECT side of the road.
2006-12-07 14:19:47 · answer #9 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah we'll be forced to change - but the change will come in gradually!!!
DON'T BE SILLY!!! They can't make us change!!!
We still have some rights!
2006-12-07 14:11:10 · answer #10 · answered by Haggis B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋