Transport - Prague and Czech Republic - page 650

www.studentagency.cz ) ; both have offices at Florenc bus station, or you can
buy tickets online.
Car & Motorcycle
Prague lies at the nexus of several European four-lane highways and is a rel-
atively easy drive from major regional cities.
DRIVING TIMES FROM MAJOR CITIES
* Munich 4 hours
* Berlin 4 hours
* Nuremberg 3 hours
* Vienna 4 hours
* Bratislava 3 hours
DRIVING RULES
The minimum driving age is 18. Traffic moves on the right. The use of seat
belts is compulsory for front- and rear-seat passengers.
» Children under 12 or shorter than 1.5m (4ft 9in) are prohibited from sitting in
the front seat and must use a child-safety seat.
» Headlights must be always on, even in bright daylight.
» The legal blood alcohol limit is zero; if the police pull you over for any reas-
on, they are required to administer a breathalyser.
» For highway driving, motorists are required to display on their windscreen a
special prepaid sticker ( dálniční známka ), purchased on the border or at pet-
rol stations. A sticker valid for 10 days costs 310Kč, for 30 days 440Kč, and
for a year 1500Kč.
» Trams have the right of way when making any signalled turn across your
path. Drivers may overtake a tram only on the right, and only if it's in motion.