norway changed to driving on the right in 2016.
norway changed to driving on the right in 2016.
when did norway change to driving on the right?
2016
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dagen h (h day), today usually called "högertrafikomläggningen" ("the right-hand traffic diversion"), was the day on 3 september 1967, in which the traffic in sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right. the "h" stands for ""högertrafik"", the swedish word for "right traffic".









































it was by far the largest logistical event in sweden's history.









































section::::background.









































there were various major arguments for the change:









































bullet::::- all of sweden's neighbours (including norway and finland, with which sweden has land borders) drove on the right, with 5 million vehicles crossing those borders annually.
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he was killed in action on 1 may 1918 in the second battle of villers-bretonneux. a shell burst at his company headquarters sending a splinter through his head as the officers were sitting down to tea. he is buried in the villers-bretonneux military cemetery.









































section::::other fighting brothers.









































section::::other fighting brothers.:henry wallach.









































henry (born 1880) was living in hobart and aged 35 when he enlisted as a private in the 12th battalion. he embarked from melbourne on "hmat a56 palermo" in september 1916. he survived the war and returned a corporal in july 1918.









































section::::other fighting brothers.:rupert wallach.
wallach brothers