Samoa switches to driving on left

[wickesy]

Have you ever been in the middle of a car journey and suddenly been told to drive on the other side of the road? Well that's what happened in Samoa at 6:00 yesterday morning when they switched from driving on the right to driving on the left.

At 0600 local time (1700 GMT) sirens sounded and drivers were told to move from the right side to the left.

Police said that no accidents had been reported in the first hours after the switch in the island nation despite predictions of chaos from critics.

Emergency vehicles and government workers were reportedly stationed at every junction and corner but witnesses said the change happened smoothly.

BBC News

The logistics of this must have been a nightmare but well done to them for pulling it off with only one problem...

Bus drivers have also protested that their doors will now open on the wrong side, in the middle of the road.

 

[Cyrano]

Denmark I think did the same thing

 

[PoppyAnna]

Any ideas why they did it?

 

[wickesy]

According to the article it's so they don't have to import expensive American left-hand drive cars and can get right-hand drive cars from nearby Australia instead.

 

[Cyrano]

According to the article it's so they don't have to import expensive American left-hand drive cars and can get right-hand drive cars from nearby Australia instead.

So when Australia changes they are stuffed