Driving side in Çakaristan

The driving side in Çakaristan varies in different states. This is because the various states decide on this themselves and there is no national standard. States have their own history, which partly determines the chosen driving side. This means that drivers must also change sides of the road when crossing the border. A crossover bridge is often installed on national highways, expressways and state roads.

History

Traffic sign at switch point for roadside

In 1695 AN it was decided by a parliamentary majority that the national driving side should be left-hand. Earlier, right-hand driving was the rule in Krasnocoria. The roads in the former territories of Krasnocoria were converted. Only the political sentiment in those areas appeared to want to reverse this national decision. With the annexation of Barikalus, with a right-hand drive, this sentiment was reinforced.

In 1711 AN, an amendment to the Constitution was adopted which stipulated that proposals in the Çakari Congress could not only be adopted or rejected, but could also be passed on to the states. This meant that the states had to make their own decision. The driving side again became a point of debate in the Çakari Congress and thus a matter for the states. As a result, Çakaristan got a mix of different driving sides across the nation. Since 1711 AN, every state that is annexed maintains or determines its driving side, such as Nuristan, which switched to the left-hand side after the fall of the Great Apollonian Empire.

At each state border where the driving side changes, the appropriate traffic sign is placed. Previously this sign was placed on the border between International Mandate and Çakaristan, but now the driving side in Sylfystan is right-hand again, so this sign is no longer needed here.

Driving side per state

Driving side in Çakaristan

  Left-hand traffic

  Right-hand traffic

As a result of states being able to decide on the driving side themselves, this varies from state to state:

State	Abbr.	Driving side	Notes
Agra	DA	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Aurangabad	AU	RHT
Barikalus	BA	RHT
Beneluccas	BE	RHT
Bulqan	BU	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Haritdesh	HD	LHT
Jaguda	JA	RHT
Kadim	KA	RHT
Kantisha and Northak Islands	KN	RHT
Kendall Khanate	KK	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Korhalistan	KO	LHT
Kyazilkai	KY	RHT
Leyl Catologian State	LE	LHT
Lija	LI	RHT
Micabad	MA	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Naudia'Diva	ND	RHT
Nuristan	NU	LHT
Oceanic territory	OT	RHT
Poorajangal	PD	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Sikatadesh	SD	LHT
Sri Pashana	SP	LHT
Sunehra	SU	LHT
Suqutra	SQ	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Sylfystan	SY	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Tartaristan	TA	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Tennyn	TE	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Valesia	VA	RHT	Left-hand side between 1695 and 1711 AN
Vashigol	VG	RHT

Driving side of bordering nations

A clockwise overview of the driving side of bordering nations:

Nation	Driving side	Notes
Order of the Holy Lakes	LHT	Northern Coria, formerly Krasnocoria, until its annexation in 1696 AN: right-hand side
Lac Glacei	RHT
Nouvelle Alexandrie Ijubicastagrad	Undetermined
International Mandate	RHT
Floria	RHT
Shireroth Kildare	RHT