Why Nigeria changed from Right-Hand to Left-Hand Drive in 1972

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On Sunday, April 2, 1972, Nigeria ditched the British-styled right-hand drive to the left-hand drive common among the French, German, and Americans. The terms right and left-hand drive refers to the position of the driver in the vehicle and are the reverse of the terms right and left-hand traffic.
Major-General Yakubu Gowon was the country's Head of State at the time. But why did the government part ways with the British system of driving by changing from the Right-Hand to the Left-Hand Drive? All of these reasons shall be revealed in this video. #HistoryVille
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:42 Origin of the Right-Hand Drive
02:28 Traffic in the 19th Century
03:23 America
04:02 Europe
05:12 Nigeria, Africa, and Asia
06:43 Next Video

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Комментарии : 44

@onifaderotimi3821 3 года назад

This channel is priceless! Alway eagerly waiting for the next videos. Now my children have a path to understanding their history and heritage.

@HistoryVille 3 года назад

We're glad that you've turned on your notifications.

@thatwakandaboy 2 года назад

Who else remembers the song we used to sing back in the days: " Nigeria rides on the right, Nigerria rides on the right, on April 2nd, 1972, Nigeria rides on the right."

@edon3152 3 года назад

It makes sense and productive too. Thanks for sharing !

@ntolanto_de_first4087 3 года назад

Thank you for this piece King!

@drjameslee7g 3 года назад

what an insight..this is so helpful..

@obynoomere1280 2 года назад

With your insightful documentaries, we have hope to transcend our history to future generations.

@emmagcee9251 3 года назад

Nigeria has brought me noting but pain since I was born

@teamchang4894 3 года назад

😂😂😂😂

@moham.279 2 года назад

What have you contributed to the development of Nigeria???

@akadikeaka1409 3 года назад

We don't learn this instead they teach us about England and America thanks for this info knowledge is power

@odellhannahzimmermann3121 2 года назад

i never knew why nigeria changed from right right to left until i watched this video ,

@tomatopaste1936 3 года назад

They don't teach this is school Your channel is a germ

@krxzydev 3 года назад

Nice brother!

@ostkkfmhtsh012345678 Год назад

I hope the remaining continental (NOT island) left-hand traffic (LHT) countries, except countries such as #Australia, #NZ, and more where they don't have any fixed roads to any Eurfrasian continental or transcontinental country, change to right-hand traffic like 🇳🇬 and the #US to best optimize cross-border road safety and efficiency, standardize vehicle production with left-hand drive (LHD), and making international overland road travels easier so drivers don't need extra help when interacting with parking ticket machines, toll booths, drive-thrus, etc. FYI even in the Bahamas in the Caribbean, despite being an LHT country, many vehicles in use are LHD. I hope the remaining LHT continental countries allow LHD vehicles to operate on their LHT roads and eventually switch to RHT.

@duncansmartt2107 3 года назад

Very nice work well done ,it is just the pronunciation of Massachusetts made me smile 😃, but you tried Sha 😀..nice one

@HistoryVille 3 года назад

One challenging pronunciation like that. 😊

@duncansmartt2107 3 года назад

@@HistoryVille Yes indeed you did your best 👏, also u not native american indian ! I only knew how to pronounce it as my brother lives in the State

@amirudinadnan7024 3 года назад

I 100% support the British Left Hand Traffic/Right Hand Drive (LHT/RHD) rather than the American Right Hand Traffic/Left Hand Drive (RHT/LHD) because its more reasonable, sensible and safer. LHT/RHD driving customs is the best.

@timothyelusanmi 2 года назад

Very good documentary, but you captioned if wrongly... Nigeria changed from left hand drive to right hand drive. Meaning, changing from driving on left lane to driving on right lane.

@akunwanneprosper7016 2 года назад

Left hand drive is for the steering. Left hand traffic is for the side of the road.

@Tukulti-Ninurta 4 месяца назад

So all the steering wheels changed position on that day, did they?

@chieduagain 3 года назад

impressive,give the option of switching off the subtitles

@hopeuwaya9728 3 года назад

CORRECTION PLS. Your title and context is WRONG!!! Nigeria changed from Left-Hand to Right-Hand driving and not the way you addressed it. The LH and RH drive is referencing the Road, not the position of your steering wheel in our cars. We drive on the RH lane of the road. Hence it is called RH drive, while Britain keeps to the LH drive on the road.

@HistoryVille 3 года назад

Please, it is not a CORRECTION. Your assertion is WRONG!!!

@hopeuwaya9728 3 года назад

@@HistoryVille please do your research again. I have known this more than 25yrs ago. My recheck on internet remains same: www.worldstandards.eu/cars/list-of-left-driving-countries/

@HistoryVille 3 года назад

If after reading the article you posted and still put up that comment, it shows you didn't clearly understand

@hopeuwaya9728 3 года назад

@@HistoryVille As stated, I have known this view point many years ago and passed same in several current affairs. I stand by same unchanged. Thank you.

@akunwanneprosper7016 2 года назад

Right hand drive is for the steering location in the car. Right hand traffic is for the side of the road you're on.

@alaskafoodblog 3 года назад

👍👍👍👍👍

@normal_side 3 года назад

Point of correction, Nigeria did not change from right hand drive to left hand drive, Rather Nigeria change from LEFT hand drive to RIGHT hand drive. Meaning you are going front by your right hand side lane of the road, instead of going front through your left hand side lane of the road. Right hand or left hand side is on the road not your position inside the vehicle as a driver. Find out on google, for the benefits of the young ones, this change took place on the 2/4/1972. under Yakubu Gowon government.

@HistoryVille 3 года назад

Don't mix left-hand drive with left-hand traffic. We have explained them in the intro. Drive is the position of the driver. Traffic is the position of the road.

@normal_side 3 года назад

@@HistoryVille Don't mislead people on good work you've already done. If you are ask today that what is our driving from, will you say we are driving on left hand drive? You drive on the road and it is not the position you sit in the vehicle that dictate of what side you drive. Find out out on google the newspaper publication of that very day and see what was written on it.

@amirudinadnan7024 3 года назад

@@normal_side Left Hand Traffic/Right Hand Drive = (LHT/RHD) Right Hand Traffic/Left Hand Drive = (RHT/LHD)

@amirudinadnan7024 3 года назад

British Commonwealth & Japanese : Left Hand Traffic/Right Hand Drive = (LHT/RHD) American & Most Of The Europe : Right Hand Traffic/Left Hand Drive = (RHT/LHD)

@hopeuwaya9728 3 года назад

Very correct. You share my same thought and what I was taught at school more than 25yrs ago. I think we need to return study of History to our primary and secondary schools. It is very surprising many comments here and the author are yet to understand the Left-hand and Right-hand driving. Nigeria changed from Left-Hand to Right-Hand driving referencing the Road, not the position of your car steering wheel.

@PaschalNneji 3 года назад

You still never said why Nigeria did it. No government memos, decrees, planning, etc. Are you lazy or is this just click-bait? I am disappointed. Never delve into any topic if you are not going to do due diligence. You didn't even try to access newspaper articles pertaining to this while the decision was being made. Daily times archive is online and inexpensive to access if not free.

@HistoryVille 3 года назад

Let us learn to calm down. You can watch from 6:11. You can mute the voice and read the caption as well...slowly. Thank you.

@PaschalNneji 3 года назад

@@HistoryVille Sir, this happened April 2nnd 1972. There were certain things that took place at that point and some mandates that were given. I can point you to some of the documents. Don't forget the transition period to decimal currencies, changes to the semester system from the British January - December school year, change to decimal currency - all within a 12-month period. I appreciate the effort you make but I am being critical because I hold you in very high esteem. If BBC, RT, or even Discovery did the same thing, I will be critical and I hold you that high unless the mistake is mine for having a high expectation of your medium.

@HistoryVille 3 года назад

You haven't said anything different. We stated the reasons clearly in the video. What do we gain from click-baits? We'd rather not make the video at all.