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Sweden switched from left side driving to right side driving as late as in 1967. So it is possible, but, like you said, not likely. Sweden isn't an island, so I
by dirktheman 12y ago
Sweden switched from left side driving to right side driving as late as in 1967. So it is possible, but, like you said, not likely. Sweden isn't an island, so I can imagine the safety hazards when crossing a border. The UK/Ireland are islands of course, so there's more of a physical barrier. I guess this applies to the metric/imperial system, too. I think we can all agree that the metric system is more logical. But there just isn't enough incentive to make the switch.
- adventured 12y agoCountries are always funny about making such huge switches though. For example Sweden still has Swedish as its official language, which makes absolutely no rational sense. They should obviously standardize on English. There's no good reason for a country of ten million people to have their own language, it's extraordinarily inefficient. The counter argument to this is always: but 90% of Swedish people also speak English. Ok, so what's the point of maintaining Swedish then? It's like arguing it'd be ok for the US to keep / use / teach both metric and imperial - in reality there is no good reason for that, it would be backwards.