Survival Guide - Discover Spain: Experience the Best of Spain - page 650

Overtaking : Spanish truck drivers often have the courtesy to turn on their right in-
dicator to show that the way ahead of them is clear for overtaking (and the left one
if it is not and you are attempting this manoeuvre).
Roundabouts (traffic circles) : Vehicles already in the circle have the right of way.
Side of the road : Drive on the right.
Speed limits : In built-up areas, 50km/h (and in some cases, such as inner-city
Barcelona, 30km/h), which increases to 100km/h on major roads and up to 120km/h
on autovías and autopistas (toll-free and tolled dual-lane highways, respectively).
Cars towing caravans are restricted to a maximum speed of 80km/h.
LOCAL TRANSPORT
Most of the major cities have excellent local transport. Madrid and Barcelona have
extensive bus and metro systems, and other major cities also benefit from generally
efficient public transport. By European standards, prices are relatively cheap.
BUS
Cities and provincial capitals all have reasonable bus networks. You can buy single
tickets (usually €1) on the buses or at tobacconists, but in cities such as Madrid and
Barcelona you are better off buying combined 10-trip tickets that allow the use of a
combination of bus and metro, and which work out cheaper per ride. These can be
purchased in any metro station.
Regular buses run from about 6am to shortly before midnight and even as late as
2am. In the big cities a night bus service generally kicks in on a limited number of
lines in the wee hours. In Madrid they are known as búhos (owls) and in Barcelona
more prosaically as nitbusos (night buses).
METRO
Madrid has the country's most extensive metro network. Barcelona follows in
second place with a reasonable system. Valencia, Bilbao and Seville also have lim-
ited but nonetheless useful metro systems. Tickets must be bought in metro sta-
tions (from counters or vending machines) or sometimes from estancos (tobaccon-
ists) or newspaper kiosks. Single tickets cost the same as for buses (around €1).
The best value for visitors wanting to move around the major cities over a few days