Driving direction in Europe, 1922

2 years ago by Sjmarf to c/mapporn

edgemaster72 48 points 2 years ago

How does "mixed" work? Variations at the local level? People just ignoring the rules and doing what they like? Or is this a joke that I'm too American to get?

Also, I can definitely tell those colors apart for left and mixed super easy, I totally know which ones are which, just don't ask me to prove it.

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abysmalpoptart 28 points 2 years ago

Comments like these remind me that so many maps are super unfriendly to the color blind, which has to be annoying to so many people

Edit:

Didn't realize this was specifically in 1922, so it looks like it is probably due to a combination of war/control and legal changes.

Austria was apparently split based on which part of the country was controlled by Napoleon, and this lasted for quite awhile, though a few sources cite different lengths of time for the mixed driving laws. I wanted to use a local source here but it was paywalled.

Also, apparently Italy and Spain (and Canada?) changed from left side to right side drive in the 1920s, so this probably reflects that change in Europe.

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guy 6 points 2 years ago

This is a 1922 map though, not current

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abysmalpoptart 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah i totally missed that, edited my edits. Thanks!

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Chainweasel 4 points 2 years ago

I assume the traffic just moved slow enough at that point in time that the rule was "make way" when you saw another vehicle rather than "always stick to this particular side".

Again, this is just an educated guess and have absolutely nothing to back up my assumptions.

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Norgur 8 points 2 years ago

If you don't know stuff about a topic... how can a guess be "educated"?

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Redacted 8 points 2 years ago

"I am educated and this is my guess."

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KISSmyOSFeddit 5 points 2 years ago

"OK, I may only be educated in underwater basket weaving, but still..."

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Chainweasel 0 points 2 years ago

Sorry, I'll just present my assumptions as fact next time.

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whoreticulture 4 points 2 years ago

I think the point is that it's just a guess, not an educated guess.

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sjmarf -3 points 2 years ago

Italy, Spain and Austria are in purple. “Mixed” means that there was a mix of left and right in various regions of the country.

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abysmalpoptart 12 points 2 years ago

I think the question is asking for an explanation of how that is possible that some areas are right and some are left within the same country. Does the local government decide (city, state, etc), or is it something else, and why.

Additionally, they seem to be partially color blind, since they can't differentiate the purple from blue.

Edit: Copying my other comment here, based on some light Internet research which may or may not be accurate.

Austria was apparently split based on which part of the country was controlled by Napoleon, and this lasted for quite awhile, though a few sources cite different lengths of time for the mixed driving laws. I wanted to use a local source here but it was paywalled.

Also, apparently Italy and Spain (and Canada?) changed from left side to right side drive in the 1920s, so this probably reflects that change in Europe.

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Anticorp 40 points 2 years ago

Mixed? MIXED?

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bionicjoey 15 points 2 years ago

(Source: Arrested Development)

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milicent_bystandr 4 points 2 years ago

Ok wow

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BigDiction 3 points 2 years ago

Criss-Cross!!!

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Anticorp 2 points 2 years ago

Jump!

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randomaccount43543 21 points 2 years ago

Italy and Spain be like: drive however you want

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bobs_monkey 7 points 2 years ago

Austria: guess we don't matter

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Norgur 6 points 2 years ago

That's because they don't. Greetings from Germany.

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Hawk 3 points 2 years ago

Didn't even realize this was about 1922

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elxeno 17 points 2 years ago

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milicent_bystandr 1 point 2 years ago

What are you, a far-right supporter?

Here on Lemmy it's:

drive on the Right
be a compassionate human being (like the Brits, as this map proves)
******* centrists

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Agent641 3 points 2 years ago

Fuck cars

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milicent_bystandr 1 point 2 years ago

Oh yes, that too.

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Everythingispenguins 2 points 2 years ago

No no you have it backwards see they just support left hand drive cars.

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milicent_bystandr 1 point 2 years ago

Ah, I see, Leftism for the individual, Right for society. That's how Trump has so many votes over in the US: liberalism at home; Trump for national president.

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Sebbe 1 point 2 years ago

Colors are wrong, though!

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milicent_bystandr 1 point 2 years ago

Ooh, racist too.

(/s)

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eatham 13 points 2 years ago

Mixed?

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milicent_bystandr 5 points 2 years ago

If driving North, drive on the right. If driving South, drive on the left. Easy.

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eatham 3 points 2 years ago

Sounds fine, I'll do that if I go to Spain

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