Dagen H
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Day in Sweden when the change from left-hand traffic to right-hand traffic occurred
Key facts
- Date
- 3 September 1967
- Time
- 05:00
- Location
- Sweden
- Cause
- Shift from left-hand to right-hand traffic
- Outcome
- Successful transition; initial decrease in accidents
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Encyclopedic overview
Kungsgatan, Stockholm, 3 September 1967, at or around the moment of transition at 5:00 AM, on the morning when Sweden changed from left-side traffic to right-side traffic
Dagen H campaign logo Left-hand traffic in Stockholm in 1966
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