| Hiring a car is the easiest way to to get
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| | of Canada and the USA.
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| to and from Dublin Airport, but some
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| | The European left-driving countries one
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| people. never drove a right hand drive
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| | by one changed to right-hand traffic. The
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| car before. You might think it is
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| | last country who joined the 'right side',
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| uncomfortable or even dangerous. Don't be
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| | was Iceland. The change took place in
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| afraid. It's actually easier than you
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| | 1968. Today, only 4 European countries
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| think. Here are a few tips on driving
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| | still drive on the left: Cyprus, Malta,
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| your rental car on the Irish roads.
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| | Great Britain and Ireland.
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| One of Ireland's Senator suggested Irish
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| | It would be very difficult to change the
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| motorist should drive on the right side
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| | traffic directionality in Ireland because
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| of the road to facilitate tourists and
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| | of the heavy traffic and the amount of
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| foreigners when they drive on Irish
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| | cars -1.8 million - on Irish roads.
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| roads.
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| | Although driving a rental car on the left
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| I admit that his idea made me thinking. A
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| | side of the road is as safe as driving on
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| couple of questions came to my mind,
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| | the right side. There are a couple of
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| like, "Did European countries always
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| | basic things to remember. If you are
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| drive on the left ? "
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| | familiar with them, you can just relax
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| "Did everybody drive on the left and
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| | and enjoy your driving holiday.
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| later switched to right-hand traffic?"
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| | Here are a few driving tips when you
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| "Why and when did it happen?"
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| | drive a rental car in Ireland.
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| Let's check out the history of right- and
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| | If you never drove right hand drive car
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| left-hand traffic in Europe and overseas.
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| | before, book a car with automatic
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| In the past, almost the whole world
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| | transmission. This would ease driving,
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| travelled on the left side of the road.
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| | and you don't have to worry about
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| It was more convenient for a right-handed
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| | changing gear with left hand.
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| person to mount a horse from the left
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| | Before you hit the road, get familiar
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| side of the horse, especially if he wore
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| | with the car's controls and equipments.
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| a sword..
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| | When you sit in a right-hand drive car,
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| Later, Napoleon spread the right-hand
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| | the car's controls are exactly at the
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| traffic all over Belgium, The
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| | same place as in a left-hand drive car.
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| Netherlands, Luxemburg, Switzerland,
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| | Pedals from right to left are accelerator
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| Poland, Germany, Russia and many parts of
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| | pedal, brake pedal, clutch pedal (if it
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| Spain and Italy. Probably because he was
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| | is a manual car). The hand brake lever is
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| left-handed and he wanted to be different
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| | on your left.
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| than the English.
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| | Take a look at the speedometer too. In
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| Although Britain, the Austro-Hungarian
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| | 2005 the measurement of speed limits on
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| Empire and Portugal had resisted. The
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| | Irish roads was changed from miles per
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| division between left- and right-hand
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| | hour to kilometres per hour. The
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| nations remained until after the First
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| | speedometer measures in km/h only or both
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| World War. England and France founded
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| | in km/h and mph, but km/h is
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| many colonies, which had to follow the
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| | pre-dominant.
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| rules of London or Paris. England had its
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| | Take your car around the block at Dublin
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| influence i.e. in Australia, India,
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| | Airport, or drive a few minutes in the
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| Kenya, Indonesia and New Guinea. Congo,
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| | rental company's car park.
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| Vietnam, Spain, Portugal, South- and
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| | When you are familiar with your rental
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| Central America and parts of Africa had
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| | car, hit the Irish roads. Keep always
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| to follow France's right-hand traffic.
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| | left! Many car hire companies put a small
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| There was also a right- and left-hand
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| | sticker saying "keep left" on the
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| traffic divison between Canada and the
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| | dashboard.
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| US. From Quebec to Louisiana people drove
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| | After a couple of days you will
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| on the right because it was controlled by
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| | definitely get used to driving on the
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| the French. While territories occupied by
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| | left side.
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| the English - British Columbia, New
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| | So don't be afraid to drive in Ireland.
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| Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward
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| | Enjoy your holiday to the full. Discover
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| Island and Newfoundland - kept left.
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| | the spectacular natural beauty and the
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| In the 1920's British Columbia and the
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| | ancient history.
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| Atlantic provinces changed to right-hand
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| | As the Irish say "Turas maith" - Bon
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| traffic in order to conform with the rest
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| | Voyage !
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