Swedish True Story

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Fact
The swedes used to drive on the wrong side of the road (or rather, they used to drive on the left side like they do in the UK, Australia, Japan etc.). However, unlike the brits, the swedes always sat on the left side of the car when driving. So they really were on the wrong side of the road. Or the wrong side of the car, whichever way you look at it.
Fact
They changed this habit somewhere in the early seventies or maybe late sixties. Today they sit on the left and drive on the right.
Fiction?
When they changed over, to make it easier, they did so in two steps. One weekend all the HGV (lorries, busses etc.) changed over. The next week-end, the rest of the traffic changed over.

PS: No offense intended to any swedes. No swedes were harmed in writing this. I have the utmost respect for all swedes, except maybe your king. But then again, I have little respect for our king either. Maybe I am not a very respectful person. --Morten


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