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| '''Rule of the road''' refers to the practice of forcing traffic flow to one side of the road on a two-way street.
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| == Terminology ==
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| [[File:RHT.png|border|thumb|right|340px|Right-hand Traffic (RHT)]]In countries like the '''US''', '''France''', and '''Germany''', the following terms are commonly used to describe the rule of the road for these countries: | |
| * '''Right'''-hand traffic (RHT) - '''Traffic''' position
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| * Keep to the '''right''' - '''Traffic''' position
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| * Drive on the '''right''' - '''Traffic''' position
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| * '''''Left'''''-hand drive (LHD) - '''''Driver''''' position
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| [[File:LHT.png|border|thumb|right|340px|Left-hand Traffic (LHT)]]In countries like the '''UK''', '''Japan''', '''India''', and '''Australia''', the following terms are commonly used to describe the rule of the road for these countries:
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| * '''Left'''-hand traffic (LHT) - '''Traffic''' position
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| * Keep to the '''left''' - '''Traffic''' position
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| * Drive on the '''left''' - '''Traffic''' position
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| * '''''Right'''''-hand drive (RHD) - '''''Driver''''' position
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| == Terms used ==
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| The Waze Wiki should use the phrases '''right-hand traffic''' and '''left-hand traffic'''. Since the left-hand drive and right-hand drive phrases use a direction term that is opposite of the other terms and it is uniquely describing the position of the driver, it is better not to include that phrase when describing the rule of the road. Excluding its use will help reduce the ambiguity possible if a reader mistakes the left-hand '''drive''' or right-hand '''drive''' is describing the side of the road on which you drive.
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| == See also ==
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-_and_left-hand_traffic Wikipedia - Right- and left-hand traffic].
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| [[Category:Global]]
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