On Sun, 13 Sep 1998 15:53:01 -0700 neil.cairns@virgin.net writes:
SNIP
>Which brings me to an interesting point. Did you know that the UK and
>Ireland have been forced into driving on the right by EEC Convention.
>The UK is fighting it as the cost to modify cars will be massive.
>However, Ireland has decided to give it a try. To ease the change-over
>from left to right, the Heavy Good Vehicles ( trucks) will cross over
>on
>Monday the 21st September, and private cars and vans will follow a
>week
>later.
There's something about this that scares the bejezzers out of me.
If the trucks will be driving on the right from Sept 21 on, but the cars
and vans will still be driving on the left for another week, does that
mean that the week of 9/21 til 9/28 Eire will be one mass head on
collision?
(or am I missing something here - it has been a long day and I think my
brain is hung in first gear)
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
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