The Day Sverige Stood Still

On 7 September, 1967, at exactly 4:50 AM, Sweden’s traffic came to a standstill. It was “H Day” – Högertrafikomläggningen, or “Switching to Driving on the Right.”

All traffic in the nation stopped, carefully changed from the left to the right side of the road, and at 5:00 AM, continued on their way. Not a single accident took place, and in the aftermath, the accident rate actually decreased.

The Old Wolf has spoken.

One response to “The Day Sverige Stood Still

  1. And the old joke goes like, “they decided on a gradual approach, changing sides for heavy traffic the first day, and the next day for smaller cars.” 😉

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