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| Driving/Strolling As A Tourist In A Foreign Country | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 9 2009, 06:18 AM (128 Views) | |
| Qaanaaq-Liaaq | Apr 9 2009, 06:18 AM Post #1 |
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Stopping On the Autobahn Germany As though driving the autobahn in Germany weren’t daunting enough, the laws add other risks. Running out of gas on the legendary highway is illegal — and your troubles snowball from there. Say you do find the needle on “E” and have to pull over to hoof it, in pursuit of gas. Walking along the autobahn is illegal, too... not to mention terrifying. Penalty: A little under $100 for endangering other drivers — once for running out of gas, and again for walking. Driving Shirtless Thailand Don’t let the tropical weather tempt you to joy ride with your shirt off in Thailand. Police can (and do) hand out tickets if they spot you topless while driving a car or motorcycle. Penalty: A mere slap on the wrist (or sun-burned shoulders). Tickets go for a few hundred baht (about $10). Driving a Dirty Car Moscow Some say this is just an excuse for Moscow police to over-ticket drivers, but you should still watch the filth factor on your rental car. How dirty is dirty? That’s unclear. A recent newspaper survey explored the idea of how to even define “dirty” — almost half said a car was too filthy if you couldn’t read the license plate, while 9 percent said the determining factor was if you couldn’t see the driver. Penalty: You can get a ticket. Fines might be, shall we say, open to interpretation. Here is a case where you might politely offer to pay the officer up front — $100 should cover it — and be on your way. Driving With Headlights Off Denmark Renting a car? You must always drive with headlights on, says the law in Denmark, to distinguish you from a parked car. Do the Danes really drive so slow that there’d be any confusion? Actually, studies have found that other drivers are more aware of surrounding vehicles when other cars’ lights are on, thus reducing accidents. The law may get adopted across the European Union. Penalty: Driving without headlights will get you a fine of a little under $100. Strolling in a Bathing Suit Grenada Visiting cruise-ship passengers have gotten under the skin of the local police in Grenada, who cringe at tourists walking off the beach during their shore excursions and into town wearing nothing but their swimsuits. The police chief instituted a fine, and supposedly has also expressed interest in fining folks who wear their jeans too low. Penalty: In theory, a $270 ticket, though the tourist board assures us that they don’t think it has really been enforced. ![]() |
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