Laws of foreign lands

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IIRC Sweden made the display of lights during the day compulsory in 1967 when they changed from driving on the left to driving on the right. This then morphed into the day-running lights of the Volvos and Saabs; this country brought out a dim-dip headlight requirement (which was subsequently proved to be contrary to EU law and was dropped). Somewhere there must have been a re-think, as DRLs are now a requirement on all new EU-registered vehicles.
 
In France they have a Good Samaritan Law which both compels a person to assist someone in peril and gives them protection from any harm done if they do so.

I'm not a fan of Daylight running lights, if all cars have them it makes cyclists and motorbikes harder to see. Go over a speed bump or pot hole next to a junction and you may just accidentally appear to flash someone to pull out.

I'd like to go back to the old days of speed limits being restricted and derestricted, it would make people set their speed according to the conditions not the lollipop.

Some countries have a right not to self incriminate - We lost it here a few years ago. I think it was a step in the wrong direction.
 
Australia is a Nanny state and I like that. I think many people don't know how yo behave.

Little laws like.

You can't park on the opposite side of the road facing oncoming traffic.
 
I have a Waste licence I have done for years. How many trades men do?

Even if your transporting scrap copper you will be nicked with no licence. They seem to be clamping down on this one.
 
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