H-day

On this day 50 years ago Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right. The 3rd of September 1967 was named Dagen H (the H-day, with H standing for Höger (Right).
Apparently the transition went well, in parts due to a massive information campaign. You can probably spot the H-logo in the magazine cover above. Below you'll find other H-day related items.

Satellite Motel

Illustration by Miroslav Sasek. 

Dreams Of Space: This is Cape Canaveral (1963) (part 1)
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Sweden in the raw

"Taken from one of Russ Meyer's earlier and lesser known films called Europe in the raw. The equivalent of reading Playboy for the articles, this skin flick poses as a travel documentary, while spicing it up with some nudity inbetween. Any nudity in this clip has carefully been removed. What we do get is views of Stockholm and Millesgården featuring statues by Carl Milles."

Uploaded by jmannen77

Signs: New Definitions

New Road Sign Definitions

"Fru Gårman"

"Herr Gårman"("Mr Gårman") - is a play with the words "Här går man"("Here One Walks") - and also the popular swedish name for the sign for pedestrian crossing. (left)
The green party - Miljöpartiet - has, in the name of equality, proposed a female complement to the male symbol. I was surprised to know that the original designer, and the designer of most swedish road signs (Pdf) - Karl-Gustaf Gustafsson - already designed a female version back in 1979. (right)
(Source: Aftonbladet)





My favourite road sign, by the way (off the road)
Create your own Swedish road sign.



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Swedish roadsigns

Swedish roadsigns - create your own
Gör din egen vägskylt.

Via NIBLOG

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