January 25, 2007 - Rules of the Road Trivia

Tonight, we're talking about driving on the left or right side of the road. About 34% of the world (like the U.K. or Austrilia) drives on the left, and 66% (like the U.S. and Canada) keeps right.



TRIVIA QUESTION:

Is there any part of the United States where traffic always drives on the left? Yes or No.


TRIVIA ANSWER:

Yes! The only U.S. territory where driving is on the left is the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The U.S. Virgin Islands are particularly known for having a high accident rate caused by American tourists from the mainland who are unfamiliar with driving on the left in their rental cars - the confusion from which is obviously compounded by using a Left Hand Drive vehicle (since most are imported from the U.S.).

The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.



The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the four main islands of St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, and Water Island, and many smaller islands. It is the only part of the United States where traffic drives on the left. The total land area of the territory is 346.36 km² (133.73 sq mi). As of the 2000 census the population was 108,612.


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Well, all you smarty-pants out there got this one right! The ones that didn't, just said NO to be different. Oh well... I just let you off easy tonight. Wait 'till next week when the Trivia Question will be a hard one!

Here's the list of check-in's for tonight and their answers.

* WB6A - Pat - Yes
* WB6ATV - Ron - Yes
* KE6CZH - Robert - Yes
* W6DTS - Ted - Yes
* K6FCC - Khalil - Yes
* KF6GKR - Terry - Yes
* N6HY - Ernie
* KB6IS - Madeline - Yes
* KD6JEV - John - Yes
* KG6KTC - Leon - Yes
* NY6L - Jay - NO
* K6LMN - Roger - Yes
* W6NVY - Gary - Yes
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Yes
* KD6OBM - Jason - Yes
* KF6PIH - Scott - NO
* K6QVZ - Joe - Yes
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Yes
* AD6UP - Louie - Yes
* WA6USL - Murray - Yes
* KF6YBM - Henry - Yes
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Yes
* N6ZZK - Theo - Yes
* N6NGU - Lee - Yes
* KD6VAE - Bill - Yes


Yeah, Yeah, so just about everyone got this one right. Just wait 'till next week!

73,

de N6CIZ