page_title: Switch to right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia
hierarchical_section_title: Switch to right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Zavedení jízdy vpravo v Protektorátu Čechy a Morava
context_page_description: The switch to right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia was a change in the rule of the road in 1938–1939.
  Before 1938, Czechoslovakia drove on the left. In 1925, Czechoslovakia accepted the Paris convention and undertook to change to right-hand traffic "within a reasonable time frame". In 1931, the government decreed to change over within five years, which did not happen. The main obstacles were financial cost and widespread opposition in rural areas. In November 1938, parliament finally decided to change to right-hand traffic with effect from 1 May 1939.
context_section_description: The switch to right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia was a change in the rule of the road in 1938–1939.
  Before 1938, Czechoslovakia drove on the left. In 1925, Czechoslovakia accepted the Paris convention and undertook to change to right-hand traffic "within a reasonable time frame". In 1931, the government decreed to change over within five years, which did not happen. The main obstacles were financial cost and widespread opposition in rural areas. In November 1938, parliament finally decided to change to right-hand traffic with effect from 1 May 1939.
caption: Police ordinance of right-hand traffic in the Prague area
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