Overview
The minimum age at which driving is allowed is 18 and the driver requires either a valid EU national driving license or a valid international driver license for non-EU citizens. You should give way to the traffic coming from the right. If there is a yellow diamond sign apparent, only then do you have the right of way. Another thing to remember is that you must stop completely at 'Stop' signs. You always drive on the right hand side and overtake from the left. Also before you begin driving it would be useful to have a look at the various signs and traffic signals so as to understand the road signs and speed limits. Speed limits are generally as follow: City 50 kilometers per hour, major roads 110 kilometers per hour and on the motorways 130 kilometers per hour. In case of wet weather conditions, the speed limit on motorways is reduced to 110 kilometers per hour and 90 kilometers per hour on major roads. Speed monitoring by radars is common and there can be very expensive on-the-spot fines. Do not drive fast and know that speed limits can alter in conditions of poor visibility and wet weather. Also headlights must be switched on during the day if there is poor visibility.
Some words and phrases that are important to know before you start driving are as follow:
Rest stops - Aire de repos
Turn on your lights - Allumez vos lanterns (or feux)
Beware of traffic signal - Attention au feu
Beware roadworks - Attention travaux
Bumpy road ahead - Chaussèe dèformèe
Give way (Give priority to the other road) - Cèdez le passage
Town center - Centre ville
Closed - Ferme
Police station - Gendarmerie
No pedestrians - Interdit aux piètons
Potholes - Nids de poules
Open - Ouvert
Remember - Rappel
Road closed - Route barrèe
One-way - Sens-unique
Keep to the right - Serrez a droite
Exit - Sortie
All directions - Toutes directions
Adapt your speed for safety - Vitesse adapteè sècuritè
One lane road - Voie unique
Cars - Voitures
