DRIVING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Driving a car in another country with a traffic system that is different from the system in our country, especially in the first few days is to have a lot of problems. The problem is not only technically, but also psychologically. Even just to pull over and park, I'm confused and nervous, especially when it is told to stop were police officers. When I was going out of town, police stopped me, I'm confused, pull over to the left or to the right. The police may understood and give signaled to pull over to the right. Luckily, he was a friendly policeman. He greeted friendly: "Hello Indonesia!" Uncomfortable, awkward and nervous every crossing at the intersection or bumping or overtaking other vehicle. Can be fatal if we are wrong in maneuvering. 

The traffic in Saudi Arabia as in other Arab countries, ie. using the right lane as a lane mandatory. Instead, Indonesia uses a system of driving in the left lane. There are two systems in  traffic lane , the right lane and the left lane. Approximately 34% of the world are driving in the left lane, and 66% on the right.

Historically, the driver's seat  of the first car, mounted in the middle. Some car makers choose to install close to the middle of the road to help drivers see the opposite lane. While others choose to install near the edge of the road so that the driver can avoid a collision with walls, hedges, ditches and other obstacles. The second idea is more widely used.

In Europe, in the 20th century, many countries are moving the steering wheel from left to right lane. Portugal moved to the right in the 20th century. Austria and Czechoslovakia move to the right when occupied by Nazi Germany in the late 1930s, and Hungary followed soon after. Sweden changed in 1967 and Iceland in 1968. Today, only four European countries still drive on the left lane: Great Britain, Ireland, Malta, and Cyprus. All of which is an island country that does not have borders with countries that are driving in the right lane. Countries with Left Hand Traffic (LHT) using vehicle Right Hand Drive (RHD), and the country Right Hand Traffic (RHT) using vehicles Left Hand Drive (LHD). This was also followed by most of the colonial countries and their former colonies.

The characteristics of The Right Lane Traffic

1. The opposite lane viewed from the left.

2. Traffic turning left must pass through the opposite lane.

3. Some traffic signs facing the driver is placed on the right side of the road.

4. Traffic in the roundabout, passing counterclockwise.

5. Vehicles coming from the left, generally take precedence

6. Pedestrians crossing the road two-way should look to the left first.

7. The driver's position is on the left.

The Countries With The Right Lane Traffic:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola (1928), Argentina (1945), Armenia, Aruba, Austria (1935-38), Azerbaijan, Bahrain (1967), Belarus, Belgium, Belize (1961), Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Myanmar (1970), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon (1961), Canada (1920s), Cape Verde (1928), Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, People's Republic of China (1946), Colombia, Comoros, Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic (1939), Denmark1793, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea (1964), Estonia, Ethiopia (1964), the Faroe Islands, Finland (1858), France (1789), French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia (1965), Georgia, Germany, Ghana (1974), Gibraltar (1929 ), Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau (1928), Haiti, Honduras, Hungary (1941), Iceland (1968), Iran, Iraq. Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, South Korea (1946), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Midway Atoll, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua,  Niger, Nigeria (1972), Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama (1943), Paraguay (1945), Peru, the Philippines (1946), Poland, Portugal (1928), Puerto Rico, Qatar, Macedonia, Réunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe (1928), Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone (1971, Slovakia (1939-41), Slovenia, Somalia (1968), Spain ( October 1924), Sudan (1973), Svalbard, Sweden (1967), Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan (1946), Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States (1792), Uruguay (1945), Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen (1977).

The characteristics of The Left Lane Traffic

1. The opposite lane is seen from the right.

2. The traffic turn right, pass through the opposite lane.

3. Some traffic signs that facing the driver are placed on the left side of the road.

4. To overtake another vehicle pass on the right.

5. The traffic on the roundabout way moves clockwise.

6. The Pedestrians crossing the two-way road must first look to the right.

7. Most vehicles have a driver's position on the right.

The Countries With The Left Lane Traffic:

Alderney, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bermuda, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, East Timor (1976), Falkland Islands , Fiji, Grenada, Guernsey, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia (1918), Nauru (1918), Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa (2009), Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, the British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Move to The Different Lane at The Border

There are several instances of traffic must change the lane at the border crossings, such as between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Laos and Thailand, Sudan and Uganda. Thailand is one example of crossing the border. Thailand is the only country that has a lane change with all the countries bordering with it. Many border formed by natural barriers such as mountains or rivers, and this is the true border where traffic is exchanged lanes of the road, especially in Asia. This natural barrier makes the number of border crossings decreases.

The method of lane changes are often used on the border are:

1. Traffic lights. For example : Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge,  between Thailand and Laos, the exchange occurred in the country of Laos.

2. Pedestrian bridge. Examples: Lok Ma Chau in Hong Kong and Mainland China, Lotus Bridge between Macau and Mainland China

2. Crossroads border with circles or other unidirectional traffic system. Example:

Man Kam To in Hong Kong and Mainland China, the land border between Macau and Mainland China

3. Without automated infrastructure (only directions), often found on the border with less traffic volume. Examples: Poipet between Thailand and Cambodia, the old bridge between Thailand (Mae Sai) and Myanmar, Khunjerab crossing between Pakistan and China.

Source : https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arah_lalu_lintas

TOURISM IN WEST ASIA

West Asia is geographically covers 20 countries:

Yaman, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain,Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Palestine, Israel, Georgia and Sinai (Egypt) . The area is surrounded by seven major sea; Aegean Sea, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. About 30 percent of the world's oil supply comes from West Asia. Turkey is the most populous country in Western Asia, with about 73.6 million people.

Almost all West Asian mainland consists of desert and a plateau with high temperatures and low rainfall. Just along the mountains in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula who received 400 mm of rain per year. The rest is only 200 mm per year or less. The hot tropical temperatures and extreme aridity has made the most of the West Asian mainland intangible desert. One of the areas with the most extreme temperatures is Riyadh. The capital of Saudi Arabia is located in the center of the peninsula. In the months of summer temperatures often exceed 45 ° C. The average temperature in the summer, June to August is 42 ° C, in a desert area the night the temperature dropped drastically due to drought. At this temperature, we feel less burned and not too sweaty because it helped by very low humidity (26%) in July and 50% in December and January.

In winter (December and January), temperatures dropped precipitously. The average maximum daily temperature of 21 ° C and a minimum of 8 ° C sometimes below freezing to a record low in January - 8 ° C. From June to December there is no rainfall. February to April is no rain, the average 20mm. May, when winter will end there was only 10mm of rain. Rain per year in Riyadh recorded only 76mm. In the Arabian peninsula in the area near the coast, including Countries: Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have the character of weather similar to conditions in the central region of the peninsula, only with high humidity due to the sea breeze with temperatures around 40 ° C in the summer and about 20 ° C in winter.

One of the countries that are outside the Arabian Peninsula is Jordan. Almost 90% of Jordan is desert with rainfall below 200 mm. In the capital Amman, in the winter daytime average of 6 or 7 hours, and summer 13 hours. Amman enjoys four distinct seasons. Temperatures range from 28 ° C to about 35 ° C. The average temperature in July and August is 32 ° C and 18 ° C night.

Here, we are only talking about the beauty and the good things about the natural, cultural and historical heritage of the countries. We ignore anything related to politics and things that are not good. For updating the political and security situation find in other sources. If the state of the destination country were not safe then we should delay the desire, until the situation is completely safe. If we're going to visit a foreign place, then we have to think positive. We think about things that are fine. If we tried to locate the bad side then there will be no end. The fact, that in this world there is not one country was 100% perfect. Generally people, Subjective in judging others. Himself praised to the skies. Others rated as bad as possible. "Ants across the ocean Visible. Elephants on the eyelids invisible." (Proverb Indonesia).

1. Saudi Arabia

The total area: 2.331 million km 2, Population: 27,136,977, Capital: Riyadh, form of government: Islamic kingdom, Currency: Rial, Language: Arabic. Travel destination: Nabawi Mosque, Quba Mosque, Masjid Al Qiblatain, Kaaba, Al-Baqi ', Masmak fort, Jabal Al Nur, Nasseef House, Madain Saleh, Jungle Land, Madinah Dates Market, Market Zakfariah, the Jamarat Bridge, Mount Uhud, Tayma, the Grand Mosque, the Cave of Hira, Market Bab Makkah, Padang Arafah, Masjid Jawatha, Albatoul Marine, Fountain King Fahd's, Tower Jeddah, Jabal al-Lawz, trusted Stone Carving (Shuwaymus), Daumat Al-Jandal, Najd, Jabal Magnet , and much more.

2. Bahrain

Total area: 659 km2, Population: 1,234,596, Capital: Manama, form of government: Sultanate / Emir, Currency: Dinar, Language: Arabic. Destination: Qal'at Al Bahrain, Bahrain National Museum, Bab Al Bahrain, Khamis Mosque, Beit Al Quran, Arad Fort, Al Fateh Grand Mosque, Adhari Park, King Fahd Causeway, etc.

3. Iraq

Total area: 445 400 km2, Population: 31.672 million, Capital: Baghdad. Form of government: Republic, Currency: Dinar, Language: Arabic. Travel destination: National Museum of Iraq, Ziggurat of Ur, Al Shaheed Monument, Baghdadi Museum, Baghdad zoo, Greet Mosque of Samarra, Imam Husayn Shrine Imam Ali Mosque, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, etc.

4. Iran

The total area: 1.64774 million km2, Population: 78,868,711, Capital: Tehran, form of government: Islamic Republic Currency: Rial Iran, Language: Persian. Travel destination: Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Golestan Palace, Shah Mosque, Eram Garden, Vank Cathedral, Nasir ol Molk Mosque, Milad Tower, Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, etc.

5. Kuwait

Total area: 16 058 km2, Population: 3,566,437, Capital: Kuwait, form of government: Sultanate / Emir, Currency: Dinar, Language: Arabic. Travel destination: Kuwait Towers, the Grand Mosque, Kuwait Zoo, Kuwait National Museum, Liberation Tower, Seif Palace, Kuwait Science and Natural, Bayan Palace, etc.

6. Lebanon

The total area: 10,360 km2, Population: 4.228 million, Capital: Beirut, Form of government: Republic, Currency: Pound, Language: Arabic. Destination: Jeita Grotto, National Museum of Beirut, Sursock Museum, Mohammed Al Amin Mosque, Mzaar Kfardebian, Rene Moawad Garden, Kadisha Valley, Gibran Museum,Byblos Castle, etc.

7. Oman

Total area: 212 380 km2, Population: 2,694,094, Capital: Muscat, Form of Government: Sultanate / Emir, Currency: Rial, Language: Arabic. Travel destination: Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Bait al Zubair, Royal Opera House Muscat, Jabal Akhdar, Al Alam Palace, Nizwa Fort, Nakhal Fort, etc.

8. Qatar

Total area: 11 437 km2, Population: 1,696,563, Capital: Doha, form of government: Sultanate / Emir, Currency: Rial, Language: Arabic. Tourist destination: the island Artificial Palm Tree, Hotel Atlantis, Souq Waqif, Museum of Islamic Art, Burj Khalifa, Fort Al-Zubara, Khor Al-Adaid, Katara Mosque, Desert Safari, The Golden Mosque, Museum Al Wakra, Kassem Darwish Fakhroo Islam, Qatar National Museum, Cornice, Al Jassasiya Carvings,

9. Syria

Total area: 186 480 km2, Population: 23.695 million, Capital: Damascus, Form of government: Republic, Currency: Pound, Language: Arabic. Travel destination: Ummayad Mosque, Azm Palace, Hazrat Ruqayya Mosque, House of Saint Ananias, Mount qasioun, National Museum of Damascus, Great Mosque of Aleppo, Temple of Bel, etc.

10. United Arab Emirates

Total area: 82 880 km2, Population: 8.26407 million, Capital: Abu Dhabi, form of government: Sultanate / Emir, Currency: Dirham, Language: Arabic. Tourist destination: The Dubai Fountain, Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, Miracle Garden, Burj Al Arab, Palm Island, Bastakia Quarter, Naif Market, Ski Dubai, Dubai Museum, Mushrif Park, Safa Park, Dubai Marina, Dubai Creek, Big Red, etc.

11. Yaman

Total area: 194 250 km2, Population: 23.58 million, Capital: Sana'a, Form of government: Republic, Currency: Rial, Language: Arabic. Travel destination: Old City of Sanaa, Bab Al Yemen, Dar al Hajar, Al Saleh Mosque, Sira Castle, Tawilah Tanks Crater, Al Quahira Castle, the Great Mosque of Sana'a, Aban Mosque, Queen Arwa Mosque, Al Khair Mosque, Al Ghareeb Trees, Moschea At Al Asharafya, Al Janad Mosque, etc.

12. Jordan

Total area: 96 089 km2, Population: 6,318,677, Capital: Amman, Government type: Constitution of the Kingdom, Currency: Dinar, Language: Arabic. Travel destination: Petra, Mount Nebo, the Roman Theater, Ajloun Castle, Madaba Map, Dana Biosphere Reserve, Royal Automobile Museum, Qasr Amra, Amman Citadel, Montreal, AzraqWetland Reserve, Ma'in Hot Springs, Jordan Architecture Museum, Mount Pisgah, King Abdullah I Mosque, etc.

13. Palestine

The total area: 26,000 km2 , Population: 4,260,636, Capital: Jerusalem, The form of government: Republic, Currency: Dinar Jordan, Language: Arabic. Tourist destinations: the Old City of Jenin, Deir Ghassana City, Old City of Akka, Hammam al-Shifa, Nablus, Traditional Market, Hebron, Ancient City of Sebastian, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Hisham Palace, Jericho, Taybeh Beer, Coastal Gaza, etc.

14. Armenia

The total area: 29,800 km2, Population: 3.2622 million, Capital: Yerevan, form of government: Republican presidential Currency: Armenian Dram, Language: Armenian. Tourist destinations: Geghard, Khor Virap, Tatev Monastery, Matenadaran, Republic Square - Yerevan, Sergey Parajanov Museum, Sevanavank, Lover's Park, History Musem of Armenia, Victory Park-Yerevan, Sanahin Monastery, the Blue Mosque - Yerevan, Mount Aragats, Saint Hripsime Church, Amberd, Goshavank, Saint Gayane Church, Etchmadzin Cathedral, Haghpat Monastery, Zwartnots Cathedral, etc.

15. Azerbaijan

The total area: 86.600 km2, Population: 9.672 million, Capital: Baku, Government type: Republican presidential Currency: Manat Azerbaijan, Language: Azeri. Travel destination: Maiden Tower, Place of the Shirvanshahs, Azerbaijan Carpet Musem, Haydar Aliyev Center, Fountains Square -Baku. Bibi Heybat Mosque, Baku Museum of Modern Art, Absheron National Park, Bay of Baku, Lake Goygol, etc.

16. Cyprus

The total area: 9.250 km2, Population: 1,088,503, Capital: Nicosia, form of government: Republican presidential Currency: Euro, Language: Greek, Turkish. Travel destination: Kaykkos Monatery, Kato PaphosArcheological Park, Church of Saint Lazarus, Nissy beach, Cape Graco, Tombs of the Kings, Kyrenia

Castle, Fasoury Watemania, Kolossi Castle, Petra tou Rominou, Fig Tree Bay, Coral Bay, etc.

17. Georgia

The total area: 69,700 km2 Population: 4.6364 million, Capital: Tbilisi, Form of government: Republic semi-presidential, Currency: Lari Georgia, Language: Georgia. Travel destination: Gudauri Ski Resort, Tblisi, Tusheti National Park, Vardzia, Mestia, Mtskheta, Borjomi, Lake Ritsa, Telavi and Alaverdi Monastery, Stepantsminda, Zugdidi, Ushguli, Sighnaghi, Cave City, Batumi City, etc.

18. Sinai (Egypt)

The total area: 61,000 km2 , Population: 850,000, Capital: Cairo, form of government: Republican presidential Currencies: Pound Egypt, Language: Arabic. Travel destination: Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, El Gouna, Marsa Alam, Nuweiba, Ain Sukhna, Taba, Hurghada, Ras Sudr, Soma Bay, etc.

19. Israel

Total area: 20 770 km2, Population: 7.6536 million, Capital: Tel Aviv, form of government: Republican presidential Currency: New Israeli Shekel, Language: Hebrew, Arabic. Travel destination: Dead Sea, Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Mount of Olives, Mount Zion, Temple Mount, Church of St Peter, Zad Vashem, the Hurva, Mount Herzi, Herodium, Mount Tabor, The Garden Tomb, etc.

20. Turkey

Total area: 783 562 km2, Population: 73,722,988, the Capital: Ankara, Form of government: Parliamentary Republic, Currency: Turkish Lira, Language: Turkish. Tourist destinations: Hagia Sohia, Topkapi Palace, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Pamukkale, Basilica CISTEM, Suleymaniye Mosque, Dolmabachce Palace, the Grand Bazaar, Chora Church, Anitkabir, the House of the Virgin Mary, the Library of Celcus, Rustam Pasha Mosque, Galata Tower, Rahmi M. Koc Museum, Golden Horn, Istiklal Avenue, Iztuzu Beach, etc.

Source :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Asia

https://www.tripadvisor.co.id/

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