Friends who are planning to go on a self-driving tour in the United States need to know the traffic rules.
Self-driving tours emphasize the feeling of freedom and galloping in the vast world. This is an experience that cannot be gained from taking a tour bus within the country or abroad. Now, an increasing number of tourists visiting the United States prefer self-driving. What are the traffic rules in the United States? What should be paid special attention to? The traffic rules for self-driving in the United States are completely different from those in China. Due to cultural differences, the travel rules also vary. If you are not careful, you might even get into trouble. A summary of traffic rules for self-driving tours in the United States has been collected, hoping to facilitate your self-driving tour. Let’s go on a self-driving tour in the United States right away!
Complete documents
When driving in the United States, three documents must not be missing: driver’s license, vehicle registration certificate, and insurance. Self-driving tours usually involve renting a car. The vehicle registration certificate and insurance policy will be given to you when renting the car. As long as you do not take them out of the vehicle, there will be no problem. So these two are not major issues, but you also need to know the consequences. If the vehicle you are driving does not have the above two documents, especially the insurance policy or insurance card, the consequences will be more serious, and heavy fines are inevitable.
Priority for pedestrians
In the United States, the law stipulates that pedestrians have absolute right of way. Only cars give way to people, never the other way around. If you want to challenge this law, what awaits you will not only be a high fine but also the possibility of imprisonment. Although pedestrians in the United States also follow the traffic lights like vehicles, when driving through all intersections, if there are pedestrians crossing the road, regardless of the situation, all vehicles, large and small, must stop to give way to pedestrians. Even in places without crosswalks, drivers will kindly stop when they see pedestrians. This is common sense in the United States.
Give way to police cars, ambulances, and fire engines when hearing sirens
When driving on the road, as long as you hear sirens from ambulances or police cars, whether on the opposite side or your side, you must give way as safely as possible (usually by parking on the right side as soon as possible) and wait for the sirening vehicle to pass before continuing. If you violate traffic regulations and are unfortunately caught by the police, do not get out of the car. All you can do is park the car on the side of the road and wait in the car for the police to come. Once you get out of the car without the police’s request, what awaits you may not just be a fine but possibly a bullet from the police! Remember that if there is a police car with flashing lights following you, immediately turn on your lights and pull over. If the police car stops behind you, immediately stop the engine and do not get out of the car. Wait for the police to come, listen to their instructions, show your driver’s license and answer questions. The key is to keep your hands where the police can see them. Getting out of the car is considered a dangerous act of resistance. If you accidentally get out of the car, please raise your hands high to avoid misunderstandings.
Right turn on red light
Most intersections allow right turns on red lights. However, regardless of whether there are pedestrians on the crosswalk at the intersection, you must come to a complete stop at the stop line, wait for a few seconds after braking steadily, and then make the right turn. But there are a few small intersections in communities that do not allow right turns on red lights. Pay attention to the signs. Some intersections have signs indicating no right turn on red. If you fail to notice and are captured by the camera or stopped by the police, it will be treated as running a red light, and the fine is approximately $450.