Driving on the left side of the road while traveling in countries like the United Kingdom and Australia can be difficult, even dangerous, for travelers used to sticking to the right side. The difficulties of those travelers, as well as an influx in immigration from other European countries, are making Ireland debate switching to right-hand driving.
Last week Donnie Cassidy, a senior Irish politician, proposed to move towards a right-hand driving system in order to ease life for travelers, but also for Irish citizens who like to travel abroad. “I know when I go to America it takes me five or six days to adjust,” said Cassidy.
The motoring body AA responded by saying that the idea was completely ridiculous. But the idea is not as crazy as it seems; Sweden switched to right-hand driving in 1967 to align with the rest of Europe.
Even if the proposal doesn’t pass, Cassidy still wants to make things a little easier on travelers from countries that drive on the right hand side of the road by respecting a 80 kilometer per hour speed limit instead of the normal 120 kilometers for Irish drivers.