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Ponte Palatino in Rome
Which side of the road the Ancient Romans drove on is disputed. Archaeological evidence in Britain seems to indicate driving on the left but old Roman roads in Turkey suggest Romans used the right hand side of the road.[SUP][85][/SUP] In Italy the practice of traffic driving on the right first began in the late 1890s, but it was not until the mid 1920s that it became standard throughout the country. There was a long period when traffic in the countryside drove on the right while major cities continued to drive on the left.[SUP][86][/SUP] Rome, for example, did not change from left to right until 20 October 1924. Milan was the last Italian city to change to driving on the right (3 August 1926). Cars had remained right-hand drive (RHD) until this time. Italian car makers Alfa Romeo and Lancia did not produce LHD cars until as late as 1950 and 1953, respectively.[SUP][87][/SUP]
A few highways have some sections of road where the directions cross, resulting in traffic driving on the left, such the A6 highway between Savona and Turin,[SUP][88][/SUP] the A20 highway between Messina and Palermo,[SUP][89][/SUP] and the A19 highway between Palermo and Catania.[SUP][90][/SUP] However, these are short segments of motorway, where the different directions do not interact, therefore vehicles still overtake on the left on these sections.
Furthermore, exceptions to the rule can be necessary in urban contexts. For example, the Palatino bridge in Rome is known to Romans to be "all'inglese" (English-style), because drivers are required to drive on the left hand side of the bridge.[SUP][91][/SUP] This situation is analogous to (although obviously reversed from) that of Savoy Court in London.
Fonte: Right- and left-hand traffic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fica explicado. Parece que o Mussolini assim determinou. Em Portugal também mudamos, em 1928...
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