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Driving from Ireland to Thailand

  • 07-03-2008 7:04pm
    #1
    fearruanua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 738 ✭✭✭


    was in thailand recently and noticed that they drive on the left handside of the road. was talking to a few friends and mentioned that it is physically possible to drive from ireland to thailand. was just wondering where does the change of which side of the road you drive on occur. all through europe you drive on the right. where and how does the change over occur????? just curious. tried gettin on to rays fixed friday but never did.


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  • #2
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,529 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Here you go ...

    http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/#bordercrossings

    The reset of that site is fascinating reading too.


  • #3
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    fearruanua wrote: »
    was in thailand recently and noticed that they drive on the left handside of the road. was talking to a few friends and mentioned that it is physically possible to drive from ireland to thailand. was just wondering where does the change of which side of the road you drive on occur. all through europe you drive on the right. where and how does the change over occur????? just curious. tried gettin on to rays fixed friday but never did.
    It's RHS all the way to Pakistan. Then you change to the left. Changeovers between developing countries, where there is little car traffic, are easily done. You have to pull in and stop for customs anyway, so when you get back in your car, you just pull out onto the other side of the road.

    As you leave Bangladesh, it's back to RHS, then finally Left again for Thailand.

    Of course, you wouldn't want to actually attempt such a drive, as it would take you through lots of very dangerous countries (Burma, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, possibly Iran).


  • #4
    fearruanua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 738 ✭✭✭fearruanua


    thanks for that. not thinking of doin such a trip but its something that always baffled me. i suppose the fact that the volume of traffic in some of these countries is so low that the changeover isn't a major issue!!!!


  • #5
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,137 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Some interesting information on changeovers at border crossings:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_on_the_left_or_right#Changing_sides_at_borders

    At high traffic border areas, you get some cool looking freeflow crossover bridges.

    Oh and please tell me I'm not the only one with a dirty mind :) :

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Macau&ll=22.140159,113.546813&spn=0.006712,0.012842&t=h&hl=en


  • #6
    jjbrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭jjbrien


    did nobody here ever see long way round? where ewan mc gregor went by motor cycle from London to New York via China allot of whay they call roads are impassable. but worth watching if you are really interested in doing this.


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  • #7
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    i see Cork gets a mench for the Parnell Brige....:cool:


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