Analyzing a Social Driving Convention
Analyze the following scenario and explain the likely immediate outcome and the reasons behind it.
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After a nationwide switch in 1967, driving on the right side of the road became the standard in Sweden. If a single tourist, accustomed to driving on the left, mistakenly enters a two-way street and begins driving on the left, which of the following outcomes best demonstrates the principle of a stable equilibrium?
Analyzing a Social Driving Convention
Self-Correction in Social Norms
In 1967, Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right. This new social convention quickly became self-enforcing. If a driver momentarily forgets and starts driving on the left side of a two-way road, which of the following is LEAST likely to be an immediate, self-correcting force that pushes them back to the right side?