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1. What might the penalty be? (Apa hukumannya ?).

Wrong-way driving (WWD) is the act of driving a motor vehicle against the direction
of traffic . It can occur on either one- or two-way roads , and may be due to driver
inattention or impairment, or because of insufficient or confusing road markings or
signage , or a driver from a right-hand traffic country being unaccustomed to driving in a
left-hand traffic country, and vice versa.
James entered the ooposite lane thus scaring all drivers who were moving in the right
direction because he forgot that unlike Britain they have a right- hand driving system in
Germany and convicted with UU No. 22 of 2009 on Traffic and Transportation (LLAJ),
not in the left lane. (Article 300, to a maximum confinement of one month or a fine of Rp
250 thousand).

2. Do you think all countries should have the same system of traffic rules? (Apakah setiap
negara harus memiliki aturan berlalu lintas yang sama terkait sistem kemudi kanan dan
kiri?).
The first official regulations in Britain to command the traffic in the left lane is set in
1756, addressed to the London Bridge. In the 1700s, the displacement of the left lane to
the right in a country like the United States. The Englishman, preferring to drive in the
left lane. 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. Around a quarter to a third of world traffic in the left
lane road running.
It has been stated that the left lane of traffic is a habit of the English single,
consequently the whole world "naturally" chose the right lane when it meets. Some
Commonwealth countries and other former British colonies - such as India and Hong
Kong - are still driving in the left lane, but other countries, such as the United States,
Gambia, Ghana, Canada, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone move to another lane. Far from
former British colonies, some of the traffic state has moved to the right lane. Exceptions
for Indonesia, Suriname, Japan, Thailand, Mozambique, East Timor, Macau and the
United States Virgin Islands.
Thus, the steering system of each country should not be the same, because it is the
policy of every country and many countries are changing the steering system from left to
right or vice versa. Usually the traffic rules are influenced by the colonial state.

Solutions :
Should James when switching from Britain to German, before driving should be aware of
traffic rules in the country. besides James also must observe the rules of the existing rules
in Germany. If you are planning to travel and perhaps rent a car it's a good idea to check
in advance about which side of the road vehicles drive on. There are more than 50
around the world that drive on the left, and in some countries it's very common, and
perhaps scary, when a mix of left drive (driving on the right) and right drive (driving on
the left) vehicles share the road. And if you are not sure, you can ask police station or
other people.

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