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Driving Tips In Ireland - Brief History Of Left-hand Traffic

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




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