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Is it finally time to switch? (side to drive on)

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    #62
    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users Posts: 9,701 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    endacl wrote: »
    I think it’s worth a try. We could start with buses and trucks for a month, and if that goes well, follow on with the rest.

    Can't with busses... Passengers get on on the left side :pac:


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    #63
    Stovepipe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,979 ✭✭✭Stovepipe


    Change the buses. Bus builders will change bus bodies to suit any demand from the customer. If Japan changed to RHD, we would follow suit. You'd have to change over every single road sign in the country but they could probably do with a national overhaul anyway,as well as the road markings. Then, after the initial carnage, we would settle down. Wait until Covid is over so the hospitals would have room for the casualties.


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    #64
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    slipperyox wrote: »
    Accidents would plummet if this happened.

    At least for a while... "risk compensation"

    Yeah but- there’s always the “Donegal” factor to consider - and what happens then with inter- county travel? :p


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    #65
    The J Stands for Jay
    Registered Users Posts: 5,669 ✭✭✭The J Stands for Jay


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Yeah but- there’s always the “Donegal” factor to consider - and what happens then with inter- county travel? :p

    We're going to stop putting the clocks back and forward, and drive on the right. A trip to NI will involve changing the time and the side of the road.


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    #66
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Not the first time someone have mentioned this
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2259441
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054846814
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057834676
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057948941
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056049499
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057834676
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057998178

    Merged with the latest thread made a month ago
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=116533531


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    #67
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,506 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    not sure there are any real benifits to this.
    huge negatives, higher no of crashs etc and the insane costs involved.

    every sign would need to change
    every road junction
    every on off ramp on motorways
    trafic light
    every roundabout
    most road markings
    etc
    and all have to happen over night or there would be even more chaos
    never happen


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    #68
    ulster
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭ulster


    Imagine having to switch from driving on the right to left upon going between Ireland and the North.

    *Brain melts.

    I'd say wait until reunification.

    Also after that, get rid of that bloody clock change. I can't stand that at all.


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    #69
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    slipperyox wrote: »
    Accidents would plummet if this happened.
    "

    wha? are you kiddin?....accidents would sky rocket, there would be absolute carnage out there


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    #70
    newmember2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭newmember2


    the_pen_turner wrote: »
    not sure there are any real benifits to this.
    huge negatives, higher no of crashs etc and the insane costs involved.

    every sign would need to change
    every road junction
    every on off ramp on motorways
    trafic light
    every roundabout
    most road markings
    etc
    and all have to happen over night or there would be even more chaos
    never happen


    surely it's worth it enough just so we can import secondhand cars from continental Europe :pac:


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    #71
    CrabRevolution
    Registered Users Posts: 2,809 ✭✭✭CrabRevolution


    newmember? wrote: »
    surely it's worth it enough just so we can import secondhand cars from continental Europe :pac:

    Has anyone ever had a stab at the savings which would apparently be made on importing second hand cars from continental Europe? Cars from the continent must only be a few euro each to make it worthwhile to spend 100s of Millions of euro redoing our road network....


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