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Netherland Driving Tips

An excellent series of highways makes Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag and Groningen a short day trip from anywhere in the Netherlands. The roads are maintained in excellent condition, it has a vast canal system throughout the country with many drawbridges in cities and villages. While driving n the cities or villages it is difficult to differentiate side walks, streets, and pedestrain zones from the colour of the cobblestones. Particular care should be taken while driving in Amsterdam where Trams are frequent.

Traffic travels on the right side and overtaking is on the left side and alltrams should be passed on the right, passing or turning is forbidden on roads with a continuous white line. The speed limit in the city is 31 mph to 50 kph, on open roads it is 49 mph to 80 kph and on motorways it is 75 mph to 120 kph and overspeeding is checked with hidden cameras and sopt fines are collected for overspeeding or voilating traffic rules. There are no toll highways in the Netherlands and parking in cities will need a time stamped parking disc to park in blue zone areas.

The minimum age for driving in the Netherlands is 18 and as a general rule tourist and business travelers should possess a valid drivers licnece, international driving licence is required and it can be obtained from automobile associations in your home country and it is adivisable to carry your driving licence, insurance certificates, proof of ownership and registration papers along with your passport regularly while driving. Seat belts are compulsory in the Netherlands and childrens below the age of 12 years should sit in the rear seat with seat belts fastened. The blood alcohol limit in Netherland is 0.05 % and the police department are cracking down on drink and drive offenses and regularly set up roadblocks to catch druck drivers. Fines are collected on the spot depending on the offence and revocation of your driver’s licence and refusal to submit to an alcohol test is also an offence and it is treated as a high degree of intoxication.

Speed Limit in Netherlands Roads:

Speed limit in the towns 31 mph to 50 kph

Speed limit on major roads 49 mph to 80 kph

Speed limit on motorways 75 mph to 120 kph

Alcohol limit in Netherlands:

The blood alcohol limit in Finland is 0.05 % and random breat test and alcohol test is done.

Emergency Service Phone Numbers in Netherlands:

Police service, Fire Service, Ambulance Service 112