Before I learned that cars would be transported by rail, I was imagining
the chicane in the middle of the Chunnel.
Peter C
At 12:08 PM 6/1/2001, Paul A. Asgeirsson wrote:
>Was reading in the Auto section of the local newspaper this morning and
>saw this bit.
>
>They've announced that the United Kingdom is considering switching to
>driving on the right to bring the country in line with the rest of the
>world.
>
>It seems like a reasonable idea. Sweden did the same thing in the
>'60s. One morning, new street signs appeared on the back side of the
>old ones, everybody drove to work on the other side of the street, and
>only moderate chaos was reported.
>
>The UK announcement was: "to avoid confusion, the government will
>implement the switch in stages, with trucks and buses the first week,
>SUVs and sedans in week two and motorcycles and bicycles in the third
>week."
>
>Paul A
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