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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 12:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Clipper801
Many thanks. In that case, I shall save a few $ not to get the IDP.
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Completed my trip recently and hired a car for a few days in Germany. IDP was not required.

Thanks everyone for the responses.
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 4:45 am
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One other thing on driving in Germany - when I went to pick up my rental and showed them my US driver's license, they didn't believe it was a driver's license. It was a new design from the State of New Hampshire. I never realized that NOWHERE on my license or my wife's did it actually say "Driver's License". It has "OPR" in big letters, indicating it's a normal operator's license (as opposed to a CDL or something). Finally, on the back, I found a signature and underneath it text saying "Director of Motor Vehicles" and they took THAT as 'proof' that it was a license.
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 7:19 am
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Originally Posted by milepig
And less known is that it is also allowed to turn left on red when going from one one-way street to another.
Left turn on red is only allowed in some US jurisdictions, not all.
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 12:01 pm
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Originally Posted by djplong
One other thing on driving in Germany - when I went to pick up my rental and showed them my US driver's license, they didn't believe it was a driver's license. It was a new design from the State of New Hampshire. I never realized that NOWHERE on my license or my wife's did it actually say "Driver's License". It has "OPR" in big letters, indicating it's a normal operator's license (as opposed to a CDL or something). Finally, on the back, I found a signature and underneath it text saying "Director of Motor Vehicles" and they took THAT as 'proof' that it was a license.
Strange. My Swiss license actually has 'Driving License' in english written on it along with German, French, Italian, and Romanisch.
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by seawolf


I always wondered about that. Do you have a reference for this?




Here is ne...
Thanks but I meant New York State. Any reference allowing left on red on one way streets?
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 8:08 pm
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Originally Posted by seawolf
Thanks but I meant New York State. Any reference allowing left on red on one way streets?
I presume you are referring to New York State. Here is the reference from New York State DMV. Bear in mind that this does not apply to New York City.

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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 7:22 pm
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Originally Posted by Clipper801
Here're the Canadian rules:

If two vehicles come to an uncontrolled intersection from different roads at the same time, the driver on the left must let the driver on the right go first.

At an intersection with stop signs at all corners (i.e., 4-ways or All-ways Stop as mentioned by Alex71), you must yield the right-of-way to the first vehicle to come to a complete stop. If two vehicles stop at the same time, the vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.
Doesn't Montreal still not allow you turn right at an intersection on a red light? Remember the old joke that in Montreal you can't turn on a red light but you can just blow right through them?
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 8:55 pm
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Originally Posted by You want to go where?
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Thanks but I meant New York State. Any reference allowing left on red on one way streets?




I presume you are referring to New York State. Here is the reference from New York State DMV. Bear in mind that this does not apply to New York City.

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Thanks.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 11:38 am
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Originally Posted by Crampedin13A
Doesn't Montreal still not allow you turn right at an intersection on a red light? Remember the old joke that in Montreal you can't turn on a red light but you can just blow right through them?
Yes, with a few exception, right turn on red is permitted in Quebec. Full details here:

http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/pag...oite_feu_rouge
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