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Greece
- International Driving License is recognized.
- In Greece, people drive on the right side of the road.
- Road signs in Greece are mainly available in two languages - Greek and English, although in small towns and villages most signs are only in Greek.
- The minimum age for obtaining a driver's license is 18.
- Don’t forget to wear seat belts! This applies to both the driver and passengers.
- Children under 10 years of age are prohibited from transporting in the front car seat. For transporting children under 11 years of age or less than 135 cm tall, use appropriate restraints. Children over 12 years of age should wear ordinary seat belts.
- It is forbidden to use a mobile phone if the car isn’t equipped with a wireless headset.
- Greece has the following speed limits: on highways - 130 km/h for light vehicles, 100 km/h for light vehicles with a trailer, 85 km/h for trucks (weighing more than 3.5 tons). Outside built-up areas - 110 km/h, in built-up areas - 50 km/h.
- It is prohibited to use anti-radars.
- On the roads of Greece, you must give way to the right.
- Allowable blood alcohol content is 0.05 ppm. This level is reduced to 0.02 ppm for people with driving experience of less than 2 years, truck (weighing more than 3.5 tons), bus, taxi, ambulance drivers, as well as motorcyclists and mopedists.
- Double lines on the road mean that overtaking is prohibited here.
- Diesel cars are prohibited from driving in Athens, Piraeus or Thessaloniki.
- It is forbidden to honk in cities and residential areas, with the exception of emergency situations.
- The yellow line on the roadside marks no-parking areas, the blue line - areas with parking meter, and the white line - areas with free parking.
- Be sure to put a warning triangle, a fire extinguisher, and a first aid kit in the trunk of your car.
- Thessaloniki: https://youtu.be/bveQrRpP0GA
