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Why we changed?... because we didn't wanted to look stupid

Why would there suddenly be accidents at km/h but not at mph?

So 'Fahrenheit, pretty much invented in the UK', by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, born in Poland, did most of his work in Poland. The rest of the Imperial system, the Romans didn't have much to do with that really? The Empire was Rome not British, Rome had Miles before the UK (existed).

awesome video

The data is not correct. It depends on how well trained the drivers are. For example, in the USA when they have no education and drive at 16, it is clear that there will be more accidents. So countries with left-hand traffic maybe have better educations. So you can throw those facts in the trash.

I think it is because our king's ancestor. He was familiar with Napoleon and probably did not want to switch to distance himself from him.

no speed limit in the fast lane!!

It's not the number of lanes that make the difference between 60mph and 70mph NSL roads... It's the presence (or not) of a central reservation between the two directions. Going back to your video about the difference between dual carriageways and motorways, technically motorways are a form of dual carriageway*, but legally separate under Motorway regulations. * There are a few short stretches of single carriageway motorway, for example at the M6/M58 interchange.

There were not a lot of motorways in Sweden back then but according to Wikipedia there were at least 13 (rather short) stretches of motorway 1967. Another thing is that prior to the switch, there were normally no speed limit outside of built-up areas. The first time after the switch maximum speed was, as I recall, 60 km/h _anywhere_. This was then slowly raised as people got more used to driving on the right but the no speed limit has never been reintroduced. It must have been an absolutely MASSIVE project: Every road crossing needed to be changed, the painted line for where to stop must be redone, traffic signs switched to the other side of the road etc, etc and there are a LOT of roads in Sweden! Impressive that they managed to pull it off, really.

Drivers who are from Ossett and Mirfield must be the safest in Yorkshire by miles, because they share WF postcodes with Batley, Dewsbury and Wakefield.

What was clever was how they phased in the changeover. They did it over two days. On the first day all the trucks and big vans swapped, then on the second day the cars and motorbikes swapped. 😊

Remember also ,, Most english roads were made for horse traffic as opposed to say america where most of there roads were made for 'big' cars,,,resulting in smaller cars 'back in the day' in the uk,, resulting in more problems in the uk with bigger cars on small country roads , parking space sizes garage door size etcetc,,,, (would have been nice to see some pics side by side of older + new styles) always shocks me when i see an ols mini or other stuff , even an old escort in a carpark next to modern suv's , look like dinky toys ;)

American influence, have a look at pickups aka utes, bakkies or trucks, they are monsters now and fugly!

Safety in cars increasing!....does that include EVs? or have you done any research into that and if so where do you do your research? mainstream or alternative? A cargo ship sank off the coast of the Azores maybe 3 to 4 years ago because it was carrying 400 high end EVs, one of the EVs went on fire and eventually all the cars were on fire, the crew were airlifted to the Azores and the ship sank!

It is 100% consumer preference. In the socialist paradise we would all drive Ladas but when people are allowed to choose they buy the biggest that they can afford. For a lot of people status is the most important thing in life.

As far as I know, all motorways in the UK are prepared for switching to driving on the right.

A year after the switch I met a taxi on the wrong side of a motorway. One of the scariest moments in my life. One of the big problems was public transports. All buses had to be replaced. Lots of tram lines scrapped. The change also introduced lots of speed limits.

Nonsense. Data is skewed by just a handful of countries. Generally in Europe traffic accidents are very similar. Good luck with your 40 thou.

A lot has to do with the ever so stringent safety regulations. But if I look at a BMW X1 for example, I just figure they don't give a shit anymore.

I don't think it would be too hard for England. You just have to flip the signs. You could do it in a day still.

Driving on the left side with most cars having LHD is silly. I can understand why they did it.

There are two ways of driving; on the right or on the wrong side. First thing to do is recognize your mistake and second is to correct it.

My recollection from the time is that Britain did consider changing. It was rejected on cost grounds apart from anything else. All of the major road intersections were designed with the possibility of change taken into account. Also the reason that most Swedes drove left hand drive cars was that the change had been planned way ahead.

Agreed 100% You may not remember the Ford Anglias, Escorts , Prefects, Standard (not Vanguard) BMC's tin boxes all and most larger cars were safer. When My family moved to Canada in 1985 we were advised to buy a big older car because they were safer. We started with a Chrysler Cordoba 5.9 litre V8 with 2 doors to keep the kids in. It was a nice car but only15 MPG so only minimum. PS my parents had a Ford Granada,also a really nice car.

The South Pacific Island of Samoa switched from the right to the left in 2009. They say because they could buy cheaper used cars from neighbouring countries like Japan. Australia and New Zealand who all drive on the left.

The reason cars are bigger is because people want bigger cars. Basically standard family cars have got bigger to match range rovers. Its complete nonsense that safe modern technologically equipped cars cannot be made small. Look at Smart cars. No one wants them because they are small.

Not a word about the politician who suggested a transition, just to make it easier for all.?? He suggested they should start with the trucks n buses, and when peeps was used to that, then the cars would swap side. Anyone see anything wrong with that idea??

The Napoleon thing is an urban legend.

Because no one would ever make a new model that is smaller. People like the idea of getting something bigger. Moreover a bigger car is a must since everything else is getting bigger. Moreover the cost of fuel has declined in terms of cost adjusted for inflation. Engines are far more fuel efficient which makes it possible to make bigger cars without paying more for fuel.

Not all cars is larger, some have just gotten more heavy... Like for example the 2 seater "sports car" Mercedes SLK that is now 2000kg. My 3,2m tall and 6,5m long Ford Transit Box van is only slightly more heavy.

Iceland followed them in 1968. Iceland switching to the right confuses me a bit, because they are an island and have no land border, and I don't see why they had to do it.

Classic car price have been too high for too long , with a lot of people buying them as a investment they know nothing about them and don't even like driving them !

Yes I agree cars in this country are getting bigger and bigger the electric cars are horribly crazy and our roads are narrow. It's ridiculous it's so hard to live especially in the countryside. People drive on my road really fast as well it's not even safe to walk now...

I find newer cars are a lot shorter in height than new ones. As a tall guy who wants cars small in length and width (for parking and manoeuvrability) I find this really annoying. Just compare tha latest vauxhall mokka Vs the original. To me, height is "free" internal space.

The speaker misrepresents the "containing cuboid". That's the height x width x length = the size of a box that would contain the car. The actual volume of the car would tend to be much smaller because cars are usually not box shaped and have tended to become more streamlined.

You had better do more research on this because you are wrong on many of the points you make, look at the A55 for example!

Interesting, but what are 'accidents'? I've hit three deer in two years. Is that within the definition of 'accident'? You should note that a majority of the world drives on the right-hand of the road also. Of course, you won't have as many accidents when your top speed is 30 MPH. You also forget to mention the number of cars per person in the U.S. compared to Europe. Another thing you forget to mention is the distances traveled in the U.S. I commute 100 miles round trip per day. Do you even drive 100 miles a year in the UK?

nice video, I'll be honest i personally already knew the difrences, although i did think the duel carragways where a type of A road as it's genrally A380 for example, so i assume if they where different to A roads duel carragways would be called something like A+ or A* roads

The practical interior space in relation to the exterior size has definitely gone down.

The streets are unusually wide in Giddings, Texas, because the original German settlers wanted to be able to make a u-turn in a horse and carriage.

"The original mini cooper" Idiot, Coopers were modified, by the factory, Austin or Morris Minis. Most Minis were Austins or Morris or later BL

2:19 Honda had 7 in the 70s. The graph does not start at zero... Great video btw!

Cause we went over there and were like "this is how you make cars" and because they aren't lazy they made a success of it and we had socialism.

Indonesia and Thailand still drive on the left possibly due to the influence of the British Empire post WWII. Riding in the front passenger seat of a taxi in Myanmar on winding country roads is scary due to a preference for second hand RHD cars imported from Japan even though they shifted over to driving on the right in the 1980s. They overtake without having a clear view of the road ahead.

Your ability to orate properly is very poor. We are looking at you, and you are looking everywhere else but at the ones you're talking to. LOOK AT THE CAMERA SON, LOOK AT THE CAMERA.

I believe (have seen stats, but can't remember where), people drive at a speed they feel safe at regardless of speed limits. Wider, straighter road, with trees etc pushed back from the edge of the road, encourages higher speeds. Also the bigger your car, I believe, the easier it is to drive faster. Most US urban roads are designed to be big enough to allow their fire trucks (the articulated versions), to not need to slow down.

The rules for setting up a speed camera location (permanent site) are such that there has been a serious accident. So I'm not sure how they are situated as a money making venture. You suggest things (accidents) are getting worse, having looked at data from 2018 'til last year, I can't see that as a trend, can you clarify, there seems to have been a spike following covid. I couldn't find stats on accidents at speed camera site.

What a boring video and very ppintless

The question is: Why do we drive on the right? Since most people are right-handed, it was custom to walk on the left and great with the right-hand to show it is unarmed. Ships still have left-hand traffic. Afaik, Napolen was the one to introduce right-hand traffic to do it differently than the Britons.

There was an attempt so I read in the 1960's to switch over, however it never happened due to cost and practicality. Seeing how much more complex our roads are nowadays, I think that it's highly unlikely we'll ever switch. The cost alone would be astronomical. Plus seeing that the Republic of Ireland borders Northern Ireland, it'd just cause confusion. Likewise I don't think Ireland would change over for the same reasons.