How did Vancouver ring in the New Year in 1922? Also, what’s happening in Vancouver this New Year’s?
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Show Notes
On Jan. 1, 1922 at 6 a.m., Vancouver made the switch from driving on the left side of the road to driving on the right side of the road.
This switch was supposed to happen one year earlier but it took time to rework the streetcar system to make the switch.
Despite the switch for driving, no accidents were reported in the city on that day. The Vancouver Sun reported on Jan. 2, 1922, “No accidents as Vancouver turns to right. Entire populace calmly switches rule of road without a ruffle. It all seems like going backward.”
It was actually the first Sunday in the previous 12 months where no accident was reported in Vancouver.
Guest: Craig Baird - Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx”
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