Category "driving"

Is there a way to use cruise control without your foot becoming fatigued? [closed]

I was driving for 4 hours earlier and I set cruise control and pretty much don't need to do anything. For my left foot, there is a place to re

Are there limited traffic zones in Santiago de Chile?

Mid-March I will stay in Santiago for 5 days. I've booked a rental car. During my stay I will travel along Viña del Mar, Rancagua and Valparaíso,

Driving priority with a side road of different type surface

So I was driving on this road in the Netherlands, and come to this situation. As you can see from the picture, imagine you're driving on a vertical road, and t

Can you drive with an international heavy vehicle license in New York a bus/truck? [closed]

Can you drive with a victoria heavy vehicle license in New York a bus/truck?

Eco-driving betweeen Phoenix and Austin through Albuquerque

I've found out that my car is capable of doing about 2× of the city mpg if driven on highways at 50—60mph in place of 70—80mph (going 80mph ap

Why are there not more auto piloted trains? [closed]

Almost all car companies try to develop and overachieve each other with better autonomous car driving systems. In planes there are auto pilot

How to handle Traction Law Alert when driving I-70 through Colorado mountains in a rented AWD?

Today I attempted to get to Idaho Springs, CO from the West in a rented AWD vehicle about 10pm. It was snowing, and my dashboard was showing 23F outside. As I w

Do I need to pay charges / taxes to drive in London on the weekend?

I live outside London (but inside the M25). And I'm thinking of attending a course whose classes are in the city. I do have a car and I usually drive. Because

How to get driving (paper) maps in the county of Dorset?

I'm coming from Australia to visit my Dad in Bridport (UK) in Dorset. We want to drive to Bristol to see the Brunel Museum and we want to direct ourselves to

What is the easiest place to cross the US Rocky Mountains, going to Oregon, in a large truck?

I'm working on the arrangements to move my household. I will need to drive a large moving truck from Kansas to Oregon in early June. I'm concerned that drivin

(How) Can I hire an instructor as a tourist driver on the Nürburgring without renting a car?

I'd like to take my car on a couple laps around the Green Hell (Nordschleife track). I have no experience as a race driver. I'd rather not crash my car but I do

Rules for this road junction in Germany

What are the rules for this junction? Bear in mind, there are no signs or road markings to indicate what kind of junction it is, nor to indicate any kind of rig

How can I get an elevation profile of a driving route

Looking for website that will create an elevation profile at, say 100m horizontal intervals, of a US driving route on google maps that's on the order of 1000 mi

Crossing from Thailand to Cambodia with a motorbike scooter registered in Thailand

I have a 125 cc scooter registered in Thailand. If I ride it to the border with Cambodia, can I cross the border, visit Cambodia for some weeks and drive back?

Are there any recommendations for pair-driving long distances? [closed]

After chatting with some sailors about their watch schedule (the group happened to do 4 hours on, 12 hours off), it got me to wondering if the

What accurate offline GPS apps are there for the whole island of Cyprus?

I'm going to the island of Cyprus in June and will rent a car at Ercan airport which won't have GPS navigation (the chosen company is literally the only option

Car pick-up points in Rome

From your knowledge of Rome city, what are possible candidates for Blablacar pick up points for a northbound transit? I mean the driver has no business to stop

French A roads, Spanish E- roads, Dutch E roads and German roads

Looking at Google Maps, I noticed that France uses "A" to designate roads, with the occasional "E", Spain uses "E-" and "AP-", the Netherlands uses a mixture of

What do two fingers up mean on roads in California?

European driving in California here, some guy passed us on the right side on route 50 between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe (two lanes each way) and was very intent

Aren't there road signs that show populations of towns in the UK?

I had a trip from Heathrow Airport to Swindon and later turned back to the airport via the M4. During the trip I haven't noticed any signs that show populations