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50 clues · 36 countries.
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50 clues · 36 countries.
Showing 50 clues across 36 countries.
Australia drives on the left.
NOTE: A handful of other countries also drive on the left. See this infographic for more information.
On most of the Northern Territory section of the Barkly Highway and a small part of the Queensland section, a wire can be seen on the left side of the car.
A scooter trekker, where mostly the left mirror and some hair is visible, can be found on Hatiya Island.
Bermuda drives on the left side of the road.
Coverage in Bhutan was taken by a grey Google car without an antenna.
NOTE: Bhutan is the only left hand driving country which has a grey Google car. Make sure to not mix it up with a white Google car, since they can look similar.
Like the other countries in Southern Africa, outside road lines (if present) are yellow, while centre road lines are white.
NOTE: Outside yellow road lines in arid environments also exist in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and the UAE. However, these countries all drive on the right side.
Cambodia drives on the right.
NOTE: Thailand drives on the left, while Vietnam and Laos also drive on the right.
Cyprus drives on the left side of the road.
NOTE: Malta also drives on the left.
A former crown colony of the United Kingdom until 1960, Cyprus continues to use some borrowed infrastructure, like signs and roadlines. This is also why Cyprus drives on the left, and why English is so widely used.
Unlike the UK, Gibraltar drives on the right.
The PET-11, south of Las Pozas can be recognised by the slightly rolling landscape combined with its completely north-to-south road angle.
Hong Kong drives on the left.
NOTE: Singapore also drives on the left, however Taiwan drives on the right.
India drives on the left side of the road.
Indonesia drives on the left.
NOTE: Malaysia drives on the left, while the Philippines drives on the right.
Ireland and the UK drive on the left side of the road.
NOTE: The only other European countries to drive on the left are Malta and Cyprus, but landscape should be sufficient to tell them apart.
Japan drives on the left hand side of the road.
NOTE: Hong Kong drives on the left hand side of the road, same as Japan. South Korea and Taiwan drive on the right hand side instead.
In general, road infrastructure is similar to that found in the United Kingdom. This includes driving on the left, as well as directional signs, chevrons and warning signs. Some of the subtle differences are discussed below.
Driving directions can help you narrow down your options when you are on a rural road.
The P4/A17 from Astana to Pavlodar is a divided road, generally going east to west, through a hilly steppe landscape similar to the M36, but is generally less vegetated. Most of the road has outer yellow lines.
Driving direction: Both ways
The A109 between Mombasa and Nairobi has light orange dirt and many hills around the road and in the distance. You will additionally see many transportation trucks delivering various goods.
Most of the coverage between Mombasa and Emali also has a unique car, which has a cord on the left.
Learning which direction the Google Car is driving on most major roads will help you narrow down your options when guessing.
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Road EM-9 runs from Balykchy to Karakol in the far east. On many parts of the road, you will be able to see Lake Issyk Kul to your south. The car drives towards the east (and in the last section towards the south).
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Going further west, you will encounter a very hilly landscape. The landscape features a lot of vegetation - tall grass, trees, bushes. This road uses these concrete barriers as guardrails, notice the cement above the gaps.
The general southeast to northwest driving direction on this road is also worth noting.
This valley is full of vegetation. This area also has a lot of buildings and fences near the road. Most of the road is in poor shape, with it being unpaved and potholes littering parts of it. To the north, you can see some darker clouds, and closer to Arkit, the weather will get cloudier, and there are more dead trees.
The south to north driving direction on this road is worth noting.
This section near Arkit has a lot of snow everywhere and low broad leafed trees all around. This already unique landscape paired with the south to north driving direction makes it very easy to recognise.
Laos drives on the right hand side of the road.
NOTE: This is mostly useful to distinguish between Thailand, which drives on the left hand side of the road.
As previously mentioned, the Vientiane area is the only part of Laos where the Google car is not visible. It also has a considerable amount of rural coverage, especially to its southeast.
NOTE: This may lead to toss-ups with Thailand and Cambodia. Use the driving side (Thailand being left, and Laos and Cambodia right), along with other clues to tell them apart.
Like the three other Southern African countries, Lesotho drives on the left.
Malta drives on the left.
NOTE: Cyprus also drives on the left.
Driving directions can be a very useful clue for narrowing down your location in Mongolia. In general, the driving direction tends to be away from Ulaanbaatar.
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A Street View car with no tent can be seen in and around the capital city. It is generally found on a northwest diagonal going through Ulaanbaatar. Southeast of Ulaanbaatar, on the Choir highway, the car will have a double mirror on the left as well as a backward facing snorkel.
Driving direction is especially useful with this car as it is always travelling away from the capital.
Mongolia has four main areas of nighttime coverage. Those areas are:
All of these locations are driving towards town. Driving direction and car meta can help identify which area of nighttime coverage you are in.
Namibia drives on the left side of the road.
NOTE: This is also true for other countries in southern and eastern Africa. However all Middle Eastern countries with coverage drive on the right side.
This map shows pavement type as well as the driving direction on all major roads.
This desolate paved road goes in a general E-SE direction through a fairly flat and dry landscape. Small clouds dot the sky. The shrubbery is quite green for the most part, especially in the east, which is also very hilly.
NOTE: The easiest way to tell it apart from parts of the B4 is the eastwards driving direction on this road, as opposed to westwards on the B4.
The C44 is a wide unpaved sandy road lined with trees, easily recognised from the general E-SE angle, and the westbound driving direction.
NOTE: The D3301, a bit further south looks similar, but the soil is generally much redder, and the car is driving east.
Nepal drives on the left side of the road.
The Philippines drives on the right.
NOTE: Within Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Laos, Taiwan and Vietnam also drive on the right.
Japanese-made cars with the steering wheel on the right become more common the further east you go, generally starting around Novosibirsk.
Rwanda drives on the right.
Senegal drives on the right.
NOTE: This is mostly useful to distinguish it from Kenya, which drives on the left. The other countries with coverage in Africa that drive on the right are Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tunisia.
South Africa drives on the left.
NOTE: A handful of other countries also drive on the left. See this infographic for more information.
South Korea drives on the right.
Taiwan drives on the right side of the road.
NOTE: Japan and Hong Kong drive on the left.
Thailand drives on the left hand side of the road.
NOTE: Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos drive on the right hand side.
A large, almost perfectly north-south grid can be found in central and eastern Pathum Thani.
Uganda drives on the left hand side of the road.
NOTE: African countries are split between right and left hand drive. For a full overview of countries and their driving side, see here.
The UK drives on the left side of the road.
NOTE: The UK, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus are the only European countries that drive on the left.
The United States Virgin Islands is a Caribbean US territory and the only area of the US that drives on the left side of the road.
A separate Plonk It guide to the United States Virgin Islands can be found here.
Vietnam drives on the right side of the road.
NOTE: Cambodia and the Philippines are the only other southeast Asian countries with normal Street View that drives on the right side.