Re: Left vs Right hand side driving (Was Australian trolleybuses??? )

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Sun, 24 Oct 1999 23:03:56 +1000, Chris Brownbill
<cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote:

>Dave McL wrote:
>
>> There is also a nice modern trolleybus system in Tehran in Iran, opened
>> in 1992. Again I don't know what side of the road Iran drives on.
>> 
Iran drives on the right.
>
>The best reference for which side of the road countries drive on is the Thomas
>Cook International Timetable.  There are some fascinating anomolies - why for
>example do Mauritania and Venezuela drive on the Left when neighbouring
>countries are on the right?  (PS I realise that Guyana also drives on the Left).
>
Guyana 'cos it was British.
Venezuela drive on the right (or at least did in 1992.)
Mauritania just because??

>This leads to a question - what happens at international borders where the rules
>change from one side to the other?  Is there a flyover?  Maybe traffic lights
>control a 'Change sides now' intersection?
>
In Africa this seems to be solved by a short strech of one lane road
between border posts.

In Italy in the 1920's they drove on the right in large towns and
cities and on the left in small towns and rural areas!!!

BTW who remembers when Sweden changed sides? (Gee, I am old).

Not sure what all the above has to do with Aus or Rail.

Getting back on track - how many countries organise plain double
railway line (ie non-bidirectional)  on different sides. I can think
of two - USA (C&NW); and France (Alsace-Lorraine), any others?
Cheers

Krel


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