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• 09/07/2024

  Rob

  Regarding Canada, Ontario, Québec and the central provinces have always driven on the right side of the road. On the other hand, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island all changed from left-side traffic to right-side in the early 1920s.
• 16/04/2020

  MUHAMMAD ISMAIL

  FRIENDS WE ARE TALKING HERE ON THE ROAD DRIVE LEFT OR RIGHT, SO IN PAKISTAN WE ARE DRIVING ON THE LEFT SIDE.
• 15/07/2020

  justice manhando

  what are the advantages of LHD or RHD? And why do countries differ?
• 09/09/2020

  Chris Newbould

  Philippines not decided yet? It's the right, if you didn't know.
• 02/09/2020

  Miguel

  The U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St.. John, St. Croix) in the Caribbean do drive on the left side. Some other former british colonies in the Caribbean like the British Virgin Islands (Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anguila) as well as Antigua, Anegada, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Dominica etc. most probably do too.
• 20/08/2020

  GERAINT LLOYD

  IBRAHIM UMAR FAROUK - Nigeria switched to driving on the right forty years ago - true.
• 07/08/2020

  Damian Fernandez

  The Malvinas Islands (Falklands) are not a ''major country'' LOL
• 06/08/2020

  Victoria

  You’re information is unfortunately indeed incorrect. RHD/LHD(Right Hans Drive/Left Hans Drive) refers to which side the steering wheel is on, whilst RHT/LHT(Right Hans Traffic/Left Hans Traffic) refers to whichever side traffic flow resides. The geographical information was correct, albeit lacking quite a few countries, the terms we swapped. Although that is the case. This article was rather informative indeed.
• 30/09/2020

  Jonathon

  The united arab emerates drives on the right add that please and Bahrain also drives on the right add that please
• 03/10/2020

  lava dewan

  This is lava dewan 4om Bangladesh. We are also drive on LEFT side of the road & RIGHT side on Drive. Please Please make an entry.
• 14/08/2020

  Paul Wild

  The UK also has winding motorways. The reason is to stop people falling asleep on long journeys. Driving in the UK is better than mainland Europe. People are courteous and give way politely. The left hand drive is just the British doing it their own way.
• 22/04/2020

  M A Muqsith

  I am from Bangladesh. We drive on left side of the road. Please make an entry.
• 01/05/2020

  Ken

  Hong Kong and Macao are not countries.
• 15/05/2020

  Kim Sheckell

  In South Sudan they drive on the right side of the road.
• 26/06/2020

  Richard

  Wording is not normal. If the steering wheel is on the left the vehicle is named LEFT HAND DRIVE. So you people have it totally backwards. If the steering wheel is on the left hand side of a vehicle, then that vehicle drives on the right side of the road. Just simply Google it....you'll find that your terms are incorrect. 'A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.'
• 27/06/2020

  Bonnie rinfret

  Bermuda. Drives on the left.
• 06/07/2020

  IBRAHIM UMAR FAROUK

  Why Nigeria is not included in your list ? pls, correct and updates your list
• 05/02/2020

  Abdul Wahid

  Pakistan has left driving please correct your list
• 18/01/2020

  Muhammad Suleman Khan

  Pakistan has RHD working please correct your list
• 31/12/2019

  Ron

  US Virgin Isles drive on the left - all road markings are as per USA. Majority of cars appear to be left hand drive. East Timour also drive on the left. Philippines drive on the Right (Since late 1940's).
• 27/12/2019

  Bob

  Glad to see that India has a regulated side of driving, cause if you go there it seems like it's of no need. Everyone drives on whatever side they want.
• 16/12/2019

  Sebastian

  Helpful feedback: you left out a big one on your list, although it is color coded correctly on the map. Indonesia drives on the left. Thought you’d like to know. Thanks
• 17/11/2019

  Pinay

  Philippines drive on the left.
• 29/10/2019

  Terry

  Driving on the other side of the road is hard for the first hour, easier the second hour and really ok after that. However my main gripe about American roading is the "off ramps" that seem to be constructed to look like the continuation of the road, never had this problem in Australia, its a setup thing, and the city roads with their markings are non-symmetrical, ie the exiting lane has a straight through lane and a turn left lane. It produces a three lane road and when I am turning left into that setup it seems to cause me issues. The split highways are great. I think that going from Right Lane driving to Left Lane driving is easier, as I think it is easier to drive on the Left[ Australia Britain etc] Most peoples dominant hand the right is on the steering wheel, the most important instrument, the left hand the least dominant is "left" to do ancillary tasks.
• 13/10/2019

  John Paul Solis

  Nepal drives on the left side.
• 26/10/2019

  Mujeeb u tehman marnas

  I am from pakistan. Here in pakistan roads for right hand drive roads.
• 07/09/2019

  Eh_Eh Kokonut

  You are missing Macau which like Hong Kong, is a SAR of China. They also drive on the left unlike China.
• 24/02/2019

  Stick

  On St John USVI, vehicles drive on the left side. Driving: "shoulder to the shoulder" is the tip for U.S. Drivers. The steering wheel is on the left side, as you are accustomed, but you drive on the other side, on the left. The problem is that they are real USA- spec'd vehicles. Including the headlights -- which for driving in the USA, they tend to illuminate the right shoulder rather nicely. Flip this around, and now at night, the oncoming vehicles are harshly using this "shoulder illumination" to glare into your eyes. They may as well drive with the high beams on, because the on-coming vehicles' headlights are way too bright. It would be much smarter to either use Euro-spec'd headlamps designed for the UK, or just plain use UK spec'd vehicles. Imagine driving "shoulder to the shoulder", especially if/when everyone has been out having a bit of the local rum-punch!
• 20/02/2019

  Stanley Gates

  If you have Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the UK, why do you not have England?
• 12/02/2019

  Ed

  Tasmania is not a country. We are part of Australia
• 02/02/2019

  Lisa

  In Suriname (South America) former Dutch colony they also drive on the left side. Have you ever been in South America? There are more countries where they drive on the left side.
• 29/01/2019

  Alice

  Papua New Guinea drives on the left of the road
• 26/01/2019

  Leo Sitorus

  Indonesia also drive on the left side.
• 26/01/2019

  Leo Sitorus

  If you go to Indonesia, you will drive on the left side as well.
• 26/01/2019

  Lucho

  Andrew, just because the right hand is most people’s dominant hand it’s easier to do variety of things with it including shifting the gears. Yes, the left hand is not dominant but it’s not hard to use it for one single thing - steering. I’ve been living in the UK for a year and a half now and just started to drive. It’s all about getting used to each way of driving.
• 25/01/2019

  Kevin

  Guyana is the only country in South America to drive on the left. < Wrong! Suriname also drives on the left.
• 31/12/2018

  Emily Jacobson

  What about turning right on red in Mexico? Legal or not?
• 12/09/2018

  Bob

  Wondering why the list is almost but not quite in alphabetical order? Were these names translated at some point? I count 4 countries out of order.
• 01/06/2018

  Martin

  I'm sure there have been road accidents caused by not remembering you're in a country that drives on the other side of the road. It would be good if the one-third decided to join the majority in driving on the right side of the road.
• 29/04/2018

  Andrew

  Dennis, I was recently in Spain and had to drive on the right using the gear stick (proper name for whatever you call it) and it is no easier at all, in fact it was harder because of muscle memory and me reaching for the door handle rather than the gear stick to change gears! I personally think it is much safer having your right hand permanently on the steering wheel using your left hand to change gear as this is the majority of peoples dominant hand...
• 16/04/2018

  Steve

  There are some very naive people commenting here. It's way too late for countries with sophisticated road networks to switch sides. It would likely cost well into the 10s to 100s of billions dollars to do so. All major highways would need to be massively modified with respect to off and on ramps. Traffic light systems, roundabouts, and so on. Then there's the problem of stupid people who can barely drive properly on the roads as it is, forcing them onto the other side would cost lots of lives.
• 12/04/2018

  Aviatornp

  Nepal is a sovereign country. Also Drives on left...Not part of India.... Biches
• 07/04/2018

  Dennis

  I think that the leftys would have switched by now because it is easier to drive a stick shift with your right hand shifting especially if you are right handed!!!!
• 06/07/2017

  someone who can count

  The 2 main numbers on the map should be inverted: as Wikipedia states, 163 countries and territories drive on the right (mainland Europe & Co), and 76 on the left (UK and such).
• 27/06/2017

  Emile

  In fact, when riding a horse was the norm, a horseman when meeting another one of the way would stay on the right side of the road to keep his shield to the incoming "threat" and be ready to use his sword with his right hand, if need be..
• 16/06/2017

  E. Roberts

  Napolean was an egotistical tyrant who was left handed. He forced everyone else to ride on the right so that his left arm was facing any potential enemy. Nothing to do with England. Though they weren't stupid enough to be conquered by him
• 06/06/2017

  Ian

  Connor said: "couldn't imagine how to possibly have the same turning experience in a left hand side driven vehicle in a left hand lane" But they don't!! In countries that drive on the left, the steering wheel is on the right hand side of the cars. In Australia, for example, you cannot even register a left-hand drive vehicle (with a few rare exceptions for historic vehicles)
• 21/03/2017

  Jacob

  To Connor I drive on the right hand side with my steering wheel on the left hand side, and honestly couldn't imagine how to possibly have the same turning experience in a left hand side driven vehicle in a left hand lane.... It's just not right, the uk and so many other countries need to update to be driving on the right hand side.
• 26/02/2017

  Joanna

  Suriname, which borders Guyana, also drives on the left. It was a British then Dutch colony.
• 25/02/2017

  Connor

  I drive on the left hand side with my steering wheel on the right hand side, and honestly couldn't imagine how to possibly have the same turning experience in a right hand side driven vehicle in a right hand lane.... It's just not right, the states and so many other countries need to update to be driving on the left hand side once again.
• 12/02/2017

  Geoff

  I believe that in the late 1800's the USA also drove on the lest
• 01/02/2017

  DS

  Mauritius is former brit colony and still have their cars have their steering wheel on the right side and not the wrong side ;)
• 14/01/2017

  Bill Davidson

  Good thing we invented motorcycles. Now when we switch the brakes and gas around from left to right we shall have a great big mess - and for stick shifts - three card monte. We shall all be left-handed - at last a Universal Victory for mankind!
• 22/12/2016

  Cal

  Indonesians also drive on the left.
• 07/12/2016

  Haaan

  Football is played on the left too, fun fact
• 07/12/2016

  Habib

  Forgot Bangladesh and Italy z.
• 04/12/2016

  Adel

  Thank you everyone
• 06/11/2016

  Wayne

  Tanzania also
• 06/11/2016

  Ali

  They have forgotten Pakistan
• 06/11/2016

  Ali

  They also forgot Pakistan 😳
• 16/09/2016

  Radman26

  You forgot Burma/Myanmar and I think Sweden used to
• 15/08/2016

  Kenneth Morris

  The Romans first introduced driving/riding on the left and this was the case throughout their whole empire. This was recently established as fact due to the realisation being discovered from a North England Roman quarry. The wheel ruts where light and shallow on the left going into the quarry and deep on the right coming out of the quarry. When Napoleon came into power, thinking that the left-hand driving was an English thing that was adopted throughout Europe, he changed it to driving on the right. The ironic thing is that Napoleon was fanatical about the Roman Empire. Due to vehicles being manufactured for left and right hand driving, the indicators, horn locations etc. are not consistent from one manufacturer to another, and this leads to confusion in the seconds of blind panic, resulting in unnecessary road accidents.
• 10/01/2016

  blair

  Bermuda should be added
• 04/01/2016

  Vincent

  Forgot Sri Lanka
• 30/11/2015

  Carson

  Macau drives on the left as well!
• 12/11/2015

  prabesh

  Nepal is also a country which drivers on the left
• 15/11/2014

  someone who can read

  you forgot Australia Caribbean Islands* Channel Islands Cyprus Japan Hong Kong India Isle of Man Ireland Jamaica Kenya Malta Malaysia New Zealand South Africa Singapore Thailand UK
• 30/06/2014

  Lisa Tarr

  You forgot many of the Caribbean islands
• 15/02/2014

  Davy

  You forgot Cyprus
• 16/01/2014

  Brian

  nice map!