CHANGING LANES!

    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

           CHANGING LANES!

     I think we can all agree. Change isn't

 always easy! That's why what happened

in Sweden on this day in 1967 was pretty

amazing! That was the day the country

ordered drives to switch from driving on

the left side of the road to driving on the

right side! The change was made, for the

most part, because Sweden's two neighboring

border countries, Norway and Finland, both

drove used the right side of their highways.

Often, head on collissions resulted from

motorists driving from or to Sweden! It

wasn't an overnight change. Sweden took 4

years of education before that September

3rd switch. Still, on the first day, and for a

few days afterwards, the change resulted in

a lot of confusion and a few fender benders

as well. Well, it's history now. Drivers in

Sweden are now accustomed to driving on

the right hand side of the road just like us. And,

just like us, the accident rates continue to

climb! Hope you're driving safely and that

all your NEWS is good!