AHC: Switch statuses of left-lane and right-lane driving of countries

Challenge: All countries that have left-lane traffic OTL have right-lane traffic, while all countries that have right-lane traffic OTL have left-lane traffic.
 
Aren't the ones that drive on the left side of the road island nations? I can't imagine how two state bordering each other using opposite methods would untangle the mess at the border crossing.
 

sharlin

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What would happen?

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Sweden the day after they changed from left to right or vise versa. Chaos.
 
Challenge: All countries that have left-lane traffic OTL have right-lane traffic, while all countries that have right-lane traffic OTL have left-lane traffic.
You need an earlier POD. The reason continental Europe drives on the right side of the road was because of Napoleon.
 
And before that the standard was to drive on the left, right? So you need British Napoleon! He can be from the Isle of Mann.
Yes it was, because you wear you sword on the left side. According to tradition Napoleon won a battle by driving on the right side (which nobody expected) and decided that everyone should drive on the right side. I have my doubts about the thruth of that story, though.
 
Aren't the ones that drive on the left side of the road island nations? I can't imagine how two state bordering each other using opposite methods would untangle the mess at the border crossing.

Mostly former British colonies plus Thailand and Japan.

Thailand s the only LHD country which has major road crossings into an RHD country. They set up structures like this (though this particular example is from Macau)

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And interestingly enough former Dutch colonies. Both Indonesia and Surinam ride on the left side of the road. I always wonder why.

With Indonesia I presume part of the reason might have been that I guess most vehicles in the Dutch East Indies might have been imported from Australia or something. Or it might have been a deliberate switch after Independence.

Burma is a hilarious example. Ne Win, the dictator had a dream whih inspired him to decree a switch over. Burma still has LHD cars but drives on the right.
 
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