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Sweden never had many vehicles with the driver on the right though. Prior to 1967 Swedish drivers sat on the "wrong" side. Some drivers protested the change as
by kryptiskt 3y ago
Sweden never had many vehicles with the driver on the right though. Prior to 1967 Swedish drivers sat on the "wrong" side. Some drivers protested the change as they felt uncomfortable sitting close to opposing traffic (no word on why they thought their passengers deserved that).
- sokoloff 3y agoOn every trip, there’s a driver occupying that seat. On only a fraction of trips is there a passenger in the front pax seat. If it’s riskier to sit closer to traffic, arranging it so that’s a smaller percentage of trips is optimizing.
- locallost 3y agoIt's been said the better alternative to airbags for traffic safety would be a spear on the steering wheel pointing at the driver. Optimizing for whom?
- gerikson 3y agoI have read that some people wanted to keep an eye on the shoulder of the road.
- themitigating 3y agoWhy? Is that where the interesting stuff happens?
- netsharc 3y agoAt least it'll be good to not kerb the wheels, or when passing foot traffic on tiny/busy roads.