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    Do you have some info about this pic
    BD is from around were i live
     
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    I don't recall details, but I seem to remember that the driving public shifted to driving on the opposite side virtually overnight, with no serious problems. But I'm not sure about memory.
     
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    Yes, on january 3 1967 at 05:00 am we shifted from left to right side of the road, the whole Sweden at once. There was actually fewer accidents and deaths in the traffic this day than the days before and after.
    Here is a link to Wikipedia for more info if you are interested:
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    I think it was september
     
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    Nice video of mostly German and English cars.

    BTW. The English drive on the left side, not the wrong side.:)
     
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    I think what he meant by that was the driver was Curbside before the switch much like our Postal delivery vehicles are today
     
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    Dang, I missed that most patriotic of pages for this post. Gary
     
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