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Hats and Bees | The ultimate guide to drive in Italy

2/14/2016

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DOCUMENTS PLEASE!
In italy the Police can stop you any time and you must have with you your driving license and an identity document (passport, id card). If you fail to show them to the officers, you could be required to report to the police station for id check and/or be fined. 

SEAT BELTS
Seat belts are compulsory in Italy and in additional is compulsory for children until from 4  to 12 yo to be seated in the back of cars and wearing a seat belt. 

ROAD TYPES
Autostrada                                                         Motorway, marked by green signs
Superstrada                                                        Fast dual carriageway marked by blue signs 
Strada Statale/Nazionale                               Marked SS and SN, these are secondary roads also marked by blue signs 
Strada bianca                                                     Local road, generally signed and marked in white. These are usual  in countryside or in the mountains

SPEED LIMITS
Motorways/Autostrade                                   130 Km/h  
Superstrada                                                         90 Km/h
Built up areas/town                                          50 Km/h 

Good to know : Police speed checks and speed cameras have become more frequent in recent years; when cameras are in place there are signs warning that you are entering into a monitored area.

ROAD SIGNS AND REGULATIONS
Italian road signs are standardised to European norms. Circular signs are used to announce restrictions and the end of them. Most road signs are self-explanatory however below is a glossary of some less familiar terms:

Accendere i fari in galleria                              Switch lights in on a tunnel
Caduta massi                                                     Falling stones
Divieto di accesso                                            No entry 
Divieto di sorpasso                                          No overtaking 
Divieto di transito                                            No right of way 
Rallentare                                                           Slow down 
Rimozione                                                          Removal 
Senso unico                                                       One way street 
Pedaggio                                                            Toll 
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INSIDER TIPS:
-Should a driver travelling from the opposite directionsflash its lights at you this is usually to warn you that speed checks is up ahead!
-Almost every old man expecially in countryside hold an"Ape" (bee),  a 3 wheeled van. Ape is known to be particularly slow, so slowing down your trip if you come across one of them. Also, to drive an ape you don't need a license ... 
-The driver with the hat is dangerous. Any hat. there are no logical explanations of the phenomenon. 

We have to rely on empirical observations , substantiated by statistics.  Usually, the are Ape drivers. Forewarned is forearmed! 
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