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Armenian Government Plans to Ban Right-Hand Drive Vehicles; Drivers Protest Decision
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Anyone frustrated by the lack of consensus in Armenia over which side of the car the steering wheel should be placed might be pleased to hear news that officials have recently announced a plan to ban the import of cars with right-hand steering wheels starting April 1. But as recent protests demonstrate, some drivers in Armenia are anything but happy about it.
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When there is no clear Law & Order, I imagine will be very Chaotic city Yerevan!
The government is right, sort of. The country needs to establish a standard. The ban should actually be a heavy tax instead in order to discourage these vehicles, so that was someone can have the option to get such a vehicle if that’s what they really want. People are complaining because they are getting the right hand vehicles cheaper. If the reverse was true, they wouldn’t have any incentive to own right hand drive vehicles.
So people from Great Britain and Ireland should be banned from driving on the Continent? I don’t see why these cars should be banned. Is there any evidence that they increase traffic accidents?