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Curacao
American Samoa
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Burundi
- International Driving License has no legal status.
- Driving in Burundi is on the right side of the road.
- The maximum permitted drink drive limit is 10 mg per 100 ml of blood.
- Drive with caution since the local drivers are careless and thoughtless. This is hardly a surprise since driving licences in Burundi can be obtained without proper training.
- Don’t visit Burundi from February to May during the rainy season.
- Keep in mind if you have caused a car accident, you will be fined. Your driving licence will be seized for the period of police investigation.
- The third-party insurance is a must.
- Some roads in Burundi have no proper markings and traffic lights.
Cameroon
Canada
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
China
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Fiji
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guernsey
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Jersey
Kenya
- Not party to 1949 convention; International Driving License is honored.
- National driving licenses in English are valid for 90 days.
- Driving in Kenya is on the left side of the road.
- You are allowed to wear seat belts, though some of the locals violate this rule.
- The maximum allowed alcohol level is 80 mg per 100 ml of blood.
- The maximum allowed speed limit is 50 km/h in cities and 110 km/h on rural roads.
- You are prohibited to leave your car with the operating engine.
- Don’t forget that Kenya is a wildlife kingdom, thus, drive carefully.
- Carry a fire extinguisher.
- Keep in mind that you are obliged to give way to those who go up the hill.
Kiribati
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Malaysia
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Micronesia
Montserrat
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Niue
Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana Islands
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine Autonomous
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Rwanda
- International Driving License is recognized.
- International Driving License is required.
- Rwanda drives on the right.
- The maximum allowed alcohol level is 80 mg per 100 ml of blood. If the police stop you and find you are drunk, you will be fined and put in prison for 24 hours.
- The minimum age to drive in Rwanda is 18.
- Seat belt is a must in Rwanda.
- The maximum permitted speed limit is 40 km/h in urban areas and 60 km/h in rural areas.
- Use a hands-free device.
- If you are found guilty for a fatal accident, you may be sentenced to prison for 3-6 months.
Saint Martin
Samoa
San Marino
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Solomon Islands
Somaliland
South Africa
South Sudan
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent
Sudan
Tanzania
Tokelau Islands
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
US Virgin Islands
Uganda
- International Driving License is recognized.
- National driving licenses in English are valid for 90 days.
- The minimum driving age is 18.
- Seat belt is a must.
- The maximum allowed alcohol limit is 80 mg per 100 ml of blood.
- The maximum permitted speed limit is 100 km/h on highways, 80 km/h outside residential areas and 50 km/h on urban residential roads.
- You are prohibited to place a rear-facing baby seat into a seat that is shielded by a frontal airbag.
- You should be at least 23 to rent a car in Uganda.
- If you wear either glasses or lenses, you are not allowed to take them off while behind the wheel. Keep in mind that the police in Uganda may ask you to check your eyesight.
United Kingdom
United States of America
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Swahili-speaking countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- International Driving License is recognized.
- International Driving License is required.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo drives on the right side of the road.
- The maximum permitted speed limit on urban roads is 60 km/h. The maximum permitted speed limit on rural roads is 90 km/h. On highways, you are allowed to drive at a speed of 120 km/h.
- The maximum allowed drink drive limit is 10 mg per 100 ml of blood.
- There are a lot of checkpoints in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where you may be asked to blow into a breathalyzer. Thus, drive sober!
- Self-drive in the DRC is not possible. Thus, rental agencies provide cars with a driver only.
- Make sure the windows and doors of your car are tightly closed while driving. Otherwise, you risk being robbed.
- There are almost no road markings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Avoid night driving due to lack of proper lighting and other dangers.
- Road traffic fatality rate is very high. Thus, think twice before going to the DRC.
