European Travel Skills: Driving in Europe
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Date: 2020-08-09
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TheRenaissanceman65
This is only Germany. The UK drives on the left, distances are in miles, and speeds are in mph.
All roads lead to the town of Ausfahrt. True when you haven't taken the trouble to learn some German, but it reminds me that the police can make mistakes too.
Ireland apparently experienced a spate of motoring offences committed all over the country by someone called Prawo Jazdy. Clearly a terrible driver who gets around a LOT. It eventually dawned on the Garda (Irish police) that this is Polish for Driving Licence, so all they'd done was stop a lot of errant Poles and fail to record their names. Now this is not supposed to happen. all driving licences issued in EU countries are required to be in the same format, so regardless of language, you can still understand it because of the POSITION of each item of information. In particular, the words in block capitals right at the top always mean Driving Licence. Well, now the Garda know that too, bless 'em!
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This is only Germany. The UK drives on the left, distances are in miles, and speeds are in mph.
All roads lead to the town of Ausfahrt. True when you haven't taken the trouble to learn some German, but it reminds me that the police can make mistakes too.
Ireland apparently experienced a spate of motoring offences committed all over the country by someone called Prawo Jazdy. Clearly a terrible driver who gets around a LOT. It eventually dawned on the Garda (Irish police) that this is Polish for Driving Licence, so all they'd done was stop a lot of errant Poles and fail to record their names. Now this is not supposed to happen. all driving licences issued in EU countries are required to be in the same format, so regardless of language, you can still understand it because of the POSITION of each item of information. In particular, the words in block capitals right at the top always mean Driving Licence. Well, now the Garda know that too, bless 'em!
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ThatDutchguy
Cruise in the left lane and you'll get pulled over and a ticket, btw, you can't hire a manual if you've got an standard American driver's license in most EU countries, definitely not in the Netherlands.
If you hire a car with a manual in a country that does allow that, note that you (if you didn't pass you manual driver's license test in the USA) are not allowed to drive that car in the Netherlands, you'll get fined and aren't allowed to continue your journey in that car on Dutch roads any further.
The other way round is allowed. so if you've got a manual drivers licence in the USA then you are allowed to drive both a manual and an automatic on Dutch roads.
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Cruise in the left lane and you'll get pulled over and a ticket, btw, you can't hire a manual if you've got an standard American driver's license in most EU countries, definitely not in the Netherlands.
If you hire a car with a manual in a country that does allow that, note that you (if you didn't pass you manual driver's license test in the USA) are not allowed to drive that car in the Netherlands, you'll get fined and aren't allowed to continue your journey in that car on Dutch roads any further.
The other way round is allowed. so if you've got a manual drivers licence in the USA then you are allowed to drive both a manual and an automatic on Dutch roads.
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daytriker
Maybe someone can clear this up for me. I'm in Portugal so I am not sure if the rules apply here the same as all of Europe. I am going to refer to the lanes as Drivers Side and Passengers side since what is known as the Inside & Outside lane is different depending on where you are from. On a 2 lane roundabout as far as I can tell you take the Drivers side lane if you are exiting from a second, third or fourth exit road & only use the passenger side lane when you intend to take the first exit off the roundabout. Where I am confused is this rule doesn't seem to always apply. Can someone please clarify that I am understanding the rules correctly? Thank you.
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Maybe someone can clear this up for me. I'm in Portugal so I am not sure if the rules apply here the same as all of Europe. I am going to refer to the lanes as Drivers Side and Passengers side since what is known as the Inside & Outside lane is different depending on where you are from. On a 2 lane roundabout as far as I can tell you take the Drivers side lane if you are exiting from a second, third or fourth exit road & only use the passenger side lane when you intend to take the first exit off the roundabout. Where I am confused is this rule doesn't seem to always apply. Can someone please clarify that I am understanding the rules correctly? Thank you.
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Lincoln
Nicholas, you couldnt be more wrong. Germans average more money than Americans and have longer vacations, work less hours, affordable healthcare which is superior to American healthcare, affordable education which is superior to American education, food is 40% cheaper at supermarkets and 25% cheaper in comparable restaurants, housing is comparable. Transportation is excellent. Income tax and sales tax is higher, but they dont have property tax. Im an American that lives in Germany. I know how outrageously expensive America is. Compared to Germany, thats why I live here
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Nicholas, you couldnt be more wrong. Germans average more money than Americans and have longer vacations, work less hours, affordable healthcare which is superior to American healthcare, affordable education which is superior to American education, food is 40% cheaper at supermarkets and 25% cheaper in comparable restaurants, housing is comparable. Transportation is excellent. Income tax and sales tax is higher, but they dont have property tax. Im an American that lives in Germany. I know how outrageously expensive America is. Compared to Germany, thats why I live here
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Lincoln
Doug, news flash, Germans have a higher standard of living than Americans, that means more spendable money. Audi, Mercedes and BMW are standard autos here taxis are Mercedes, trucks and buses are Mercedes. Fiat is Italian, but even in Italy, France or Switzerland Mercedes and BMW is the choice most people buy. You dont see many Toyotas. Thats America s best selling car
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Doug, news flash, Germans have a higher standard of living than Americans, that means more spendable money. Audi, Mercedes and BMW are standard autos here taxis are Mercedes, trucks and buses are Mercedes. Fiat is Italian, but even in Italy, France or Switzerland Mercedes and BMW is the choice most people buy. You dont see many Toyotas. Thats America s best selling car
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Richard
This video is a really good introduction to differences in rules for driving. But be careful: In Germany and some other european countries it is forbidden to overtake other cars on the right side and it is also forbidden to use the left line if there is enough space on the right one. Don't be confused by some morons breaking these rules though; )
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This video is a really good introduction to differences in rules for driving. But be careful: In Germany and some other european countries it is forbidden to overtake other cars on the right side and it is also forbidden to use the left line if there is enough space on the right one. Don't be confused by some morons breaking these rules though; )
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flyingfisbeefilms
As long as you have a credit card, with at least 500 euros available, no debit cards allowed, some don't take American Express, some run out of hire cars, some even won't accept up front cash, some deny American/Foreign driving licences, some deny under 25 years old, some disallow under 3 days rental. ooooph the list goes on
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As long as you have a credit card, with at least 500 euros available, no debit cards allowed, some don't take American Express, some run out of hire cars, some even won't accept up front cash, some deny American/Foreign driving licences, some deny under 25 years old, some disallow under 3 days rental. ooooph the list goes on
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David
Renting cars in Europe may be worthwhile, but it depends on the country. Renting a car in Ukraine or Russia may not be so worthwhile, with corrupt police officers, signs in the local Cyrillic script and high crash rates. Renting a car in Vietnam should also be done with a driver, because of its high rate of traffic crashes, too.
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Renting cars in Europe may be worthwhile, but it depends on the country. Renting a car in Ukraine or Russia may not be so worthwhile, with corrupt police officers, signs in the local Cyrillic script and high crash rates. Renting a car in Vietnam should also be done with a driver, because of its high rate of traffic crashes, too.
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Lincoln
Doug stillborn, you dont have a remote clue what your talking about, I live in Munich Germany and Audi, Mercedes and BMW have a larger variety of engines than in America, but most people opt for the larger engines so they can drive fast on the Autobahn. And we do drive fast.
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Doug stillborn, you dont have a remote clue what your talking about, I live in Munich Germany and Audi, Mercedes and BMW have a larger variety of engines than in America, but most people opt for the larger engines so they can drive fast on the Autobahn. And we do drive fast.
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Reiner
And you should have an international drivers license. They might borrow you a car based on you US license, but they also might refuse and legally it is a requirement. Therefore, you can get in trouble not having an international license.
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And you should have an international drivers license. They might borrow you a car based on you US license, but they also might refuse and legally it is a requirement. Therefore, you can get in trouble not having an international license.
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