Ireland to change driving direction?

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  1. dave2d2

    dave2d2 New Member

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    dave2d2, Feb 10, 2008
  2. pettyfog

    pettyfog Well-Known Member

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    If they ever are going to do it, the earlier the better.

    I doubt it ever happens, though.. didnt Australia try to change it about 25 years ago?
     
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    pettyfog, Feb 10, 2008
  3. HatterDon

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    One of the Scandinavian countries did it in the 60s. Might have been Sweden. As I remember, they stopped all traffic in the country at 1155 and then, at midnight, everyone switched directions. It didn't work perfectly, but they did do the switch.

    When I last visited Ireland -- in 1992 -- I was struck by the fact that as Europe's only third-world nation, they were reaping a ton of development-zone cash from the EU, and it was upgrading their infrastructure considerably. The French had also decided that this was a good place to go on holiday, so the cuisine had improved mightily also. Folks I talked to there said that they were on the verge of getting more visitors from the Continent than from the British Isles and the USA combined. I guess this latest proposal is a reflection of the expansion of this trend.
     
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    HatterDon, Feb 10, 2008
  4. andypalmer

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    As bad as Ireland may be, parts of Eastern Europe are even worse.

    Still, things are looking up for Ireland and the road switch is probably a good move NOW, before they begin modernizing their moterway system.
     
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    andypalmer, Feb 11, 2008
  5. HatterDon

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    My bad -- imprecision on my part. I meant to say Western Europe's only third-world nation. And the infusion of EU cash is having a dramatic effect.
     
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    HatterDon, Feb 11, 2008
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