Thailand To Change From Left To Right Hand Driving

[Frederickxx]

Correct me if I'm wrong but is today not the 1st April?

[Estrada]

But the steering wheels are already on the right hand side of the car!

[david555]

So Finally Thailand goes rectify the mistake they made under the influence of the British a century almost ago....? , so they started realizing they are not the center of the Universe ?

[jacko45k]

Anybody got a calendar!

[kennedy]

This would be major cluster fk.Other than that I like the Idea.

[harrry]

Lookes as though I will have to move to Malasia to keep driving my car then.

[LotusBoy]

Everyday is a Sanook, Sanook day

[ebbyman]

if change the driving side in Thailand a
million people gonna die in the first month by
road accidents and people just cross the roads they are used to it look
right first so more and more will die

[taninthai]

You guys do realize today's date is April 1, don't you?

Nice try though

+1 a few members slow of the Mark today.

[Delacruz]

April 1.........................!

[Loptr]

Funny as I posted that it's April 1st on page one, but a mod felt it necessary to delete my post and let the ruse run a little longer. About 10 posts longer.

[StreetCowboy]

I hope that they'll give truck drivers a few days to adjust, and show a bit of leniency. I reckon sudden change is rash, and, particularly for heavy goods vehicles, they should gradually migrate, driving gradually further from left to right day by day.

Anything else would be precipitous rashness bordering on foolhardiness.

[chiangmaisurprise]

APRIL. FOOLS!!

[laislica]

Happy April the first folks

[chuckd]

Everybody relax.

You know how the Thai's are. They are going to change it back tomorrow.

[EyesWideOpen]

Damn !!!!!!! With so many wacky headlines in TV on a daily basis, it is so difficult to pick out the April Fools one. Could this be the one ?? :-)

[Whiskylover]

Beat me too it.

Must be an april fool.... ?

[jrtmedic]

APRIL 1ST ! -----------

[Kananga]

Yes, Its April 1st, but one only has to look to the West slightly (Myanmar) to see that such a scheme isn't so far fetched in the region.

[siddv]

Suckers!!!! Happy April 1 !!!

[Card]

Although most of us have figured out what this article is about... It actually makes perfect sense. Burma changed in the 70's. Only a few countries left to convert...

Yes but it didn't have any cars by then. Only military vehicles.

[ChristopherKorp]

The last country to change was, I believe, Sweden in the late 60s.

Italy changed between the wars, and in typical Italian fashion, changed gradually. Cities with trams were allowed to continue driving on the left (Rome was one) provided they posted signs at the city limits.

Samoa was the last nation to do so.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125086852452149513.html

[bifftastic]

Finally, someone noticed the date!

[animatic]

Poison d'Avril... 5555555555555555555555

[garycm]

april fools day!!!!!

[SKguy]

It is April 1st isn't it?

[getthaied]

Good one, mate! And Happy April Fool's Day to you, too!

[BangkokGastronaut]

Erm....hello - it's April Fools' Day!!! And here's the biggest give-away " However busses, trucks and taxis will be exempted as they are driven by professional drivers who can handle their vehicle safely"

[Considered Opinion]

It is only April 1. Can you people imagine the disaster waiting to happen if you had to educate the entire population considering what happens top individuals learning one thing per day? Be real.

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[EyesWideOpen]

Damn !!!! With so many bizarre headlines in TV on a daily basis, it can be so difficult to pick out the April Fools one. Could this be the one ??? A bit tricky, as logically they should be driving on the right side of the road..