2007-03-08 23:53:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
isn't it more important than the caliber of apples? and it creates accidents
2007-03-09 00:07:29 · update #1
They enforce quite enough already thanks.
The EU should be a free-trade/border block with some cooperation in other affairs.
The end.
2007-03-09 00:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by Blitzhund 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. A fundemental part of European Law is called subsidiarity. This means that the European bodies only legislate for those things that the member states believe are best legislated for at international level, the member states legislate for those which are best done at national level and the local authorities for those best done at local level. There is no reason to assume that national governments are unable to legislate on this or that they do not want to. Therefore, it would be outside of the EU's competence.
Note that decisions of competence are made by the national governments at the time of treaty negotiations (Rome, Maastrict, Amsterdam etc) and not be the EU institutions.
As to whether or not accidents are caused, neither left nor right-hand driving is safer than its opposite. The process of changing would be dangerous as many drivers would need to re-learn and would be using cars designed for the other method.
It would also be expensive and would not give much return.
2007-03-09 13:38:50 · answer #2 · answered by Adrian F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't you know that plans have been made for the UK to switch? The HGVs will drive on the right for a trial period of 6 weeks then if that seems to be OK the car drivers will move to the right on the 6 May.
2007-03-09 12:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by Apollonia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it would be stupid for us to dirve on the wrong side of the road .Before I went to France I practiced for a week by which time I had three accidents and eventually wrote my car off.
2007-03-09 13:36:49 · answer #4 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Napoleon that brought it in - Europe drove on the left up to then (Sweden only changed from left hand drive in the 60's - Napoleon never got that far). He brought it in just to prove his power, basically. If we had to conform to rules introduced by dictators, where would we stop? Turkmenistan has changed the days of the week on that basis - no thanks
2007-03-09 09:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by skipper409 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they shouldn't enforce anything, we elect a government in the UK to make laws. and act in Britain's interests ( not that this lot have done that recently ) we don't need tin pot EU dictators telling us to do anything, and if they do as a Brit i will say a very loud F... OFF
2007-03-09 08:10:06 · answer #6 · answered by bruce m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no WHY?
2007-03-09 08:05:26 · answer #7 · answered by \ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋