Behind The Wheel: World's Driving Laws

BEHIND THE WHEEL: * WORLD'S DRIVING LAWS DRINK DRIVING \LAWS In Costa Rica, The acceptable level of blood alcohol content (BAC) before a person is charged with a crime varies from country to country. How does yours mesaure up? it is legal to drink alcohol while driving, but it is illegal to drive drunk. IRAN INDONESIA SWEDEN DRY COUNTY NO LIMIT 0.02% JAMAICA GERMANY UK 0.04% 0.05% 0.08% MAX SPEED LIMIT LAWS The Isle of Man has no national speed limit. They only have local From lowest speed limits through towns. to highest... JAMAICA EGYPT UK 70MPH 50MPH 56MPH GERMANY POLAND ISLE OF MAN 80MPH+* 87MPH NO LIMIT "only advisory speed limits DRIVING AGE LAWS In the USA, 16 year-olds have The highest and higher crash rates than drivers of lowest in the world! any other age. 14 with (19 supervision CANADA GIBRALTAR In Russia, drivers must possess a 'certificate of DRIVING TEST L LAWS mental fitness'. IN FINLAND It takes a minimum of two years to obtain a full license. IN SAUDI ARABIA Women are not permitted to hold any form of driving license. IN NIGERIA Only until recently, a full license could be bought for a fee of $30. In Spain, drivers who wear glasses must carry a second pair at all times. IN SOUTH AFRICA In some of South Africa's largest cities, the waiting time for a driving test is more than four months. In Switzerland, learners must first complete a first-aid course before applying for a provisional drivers license. BestCarFinder BESTCARFINDER.CO.UK y @BESTCARFINDER O /BCFALLIANCE Sources | topgear.com / driverabroad.com / news24.com / rhinocarhire.com / dosomething.org