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

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

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

Yes you're right - Venezuela drives on the right - it was Surinam I was thinking
of that drives on the left, which is strange because it was a Dutch colony.