Looking right, looking left
November 30th, 2006 in London, curiosity
One of the first things you should care about when coming to London, is which side to look at when crossing a road. As you probably know, English people drive on the left. But this is not as uncommon as one may think, since this is the way people drive in India, Japan, Australia and many other countries. If you want to know a bit of history, you can have a look at this article: Why do some countries drive on the right and others in the left?
In London, it seems there have been too many accidents concerning the driving direction, and they have decided to tell the pedestrians which way to look
If you get confused each time you read this message, here is a little trick: Don’t look at the letters! Just focus on the arrow!

