| If you decide to naturally face a trip on the road an auto it is essential. We depart with a small precise statement in the states to rent an auto it is some as for us to take a bus, therefore there are a lot of agencies of rental and I am very you organize. Here are some of the conditions and the principal clauses, with the prices - indicative - for every point (from USAonline.it):
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CDW: insurance against the consequential damages from collisions. is usually included already in the price. If so it was not, you change society of car rental.
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Theft Protection: optional. Policy against the thefts. You already have one private, or if better you still turn with the book ETI I husk of the Swiss Touring Club, don't accept . It costs in average on the 7 $a day.
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PAI or other relief program: optional. Assistance guarantees you in case you damn you launch to the vehicle and of furtarelli and other sfighe that could happen you, but as says, with the book ETI I husk of the TCS, it doesn't serve you, you are already covered.
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One Way: if you take the car to San Francisco and you redeliver to Los Angeles they make you pay a tax for street that the place of withdrawal and delivery they are not the same. In average it is rather caretto, seems me on the 50-70 $. You look for usual to give back the car to the same place where you have picked on consignment her up.
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Gasoline: they ask you if you want, at the end of the rental, to redeliver the car with the full one of gasoline or "prepagare" a height while the retreats, so that not to have to make gasoline before giving back ... you say of no, that don't want prepagare, because they put out you the gasoline to a rate caretta in comparison to how much the paid ones to the stations of service. Better losing two minutes to make alone gasoline.
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Driver up to 25 years: if you rent a car to your name, and you are less than 25 years old, for the payment of a penalty will be asked (Avis doesn't accept drivers with less than 25 years!) what can also reach 20 $a day.
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According to driver: if you will be in two to drive the car, every driver has to introduce the licence during the compilation of the contract. The second driver - or the person besides that that rents the car - it will have to pay a sovrattassa in average of 7 $a day. Also every additional driver has to pay the same sovrattassa. Before departing, you decide that it will be the unique driver of the car, and you will save some money.
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Zone of rental: the rates of rental are not equal in all the United states. To dependence of the state - and in the case in New York of the city - where you rent the car, the various rate of some about ten dollars on the base of a week of rental.
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Duration of rental: you take as far as possible the car on the base of a duration to weekly expiration. Or one, two, three weeks and so street. The weekly rate is fixed and not very elevated, while the additional days to a full week, I am caretti. To rent the car for thirteen days costs more you that to pick up for two weeks.
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Payment: it is obligatory to have a credit card to rent a car. During the rental a security is reserved - from 200 to 500 $- for the rental that is returned during the restitution of the car under good conditions. On the same credit card all the costs of rental are debited also.
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The name on the credit card has to be the same of whom rents the car. Cannot pick up to your name and to pay with the paper of your fiancée! As second would be pointed out driver and would go off the sovrattassa!!
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You condition general: you have the obligation to decently treat the car. You cannot cast only down her from a bluff to see the effect that does to intend us. You are also forced to respect the normal norms safety type to lock when you park. CANNOT LEND THE CAR Á. NESSUNO THAT DON'T APPEAR IN THE CONTRACT OF I RENT!!! You are responsible of all the infringements committed with the car, and to the payment of the possible resultant fines from such infringements.
Here are the most important companies of car rental, the agencies you will find her in all the aereoportis and in the downtowns:
Hertz Budget Alamo Dollar National Avis
Big part of the laws and rules vigentis in USA are similar or equal to the corresponding dispositions of the Italian code of the road. Nevertheless, if you are intenzionati to drive an autoveicolo in the United States, we invite You to read with the maximum attention these pages, to avoid disagreeable meetings with the local police or, worse anchor, to incur in accidents. We recommend you to stamp these pages and to bring her with You during the trip in USA.
We remember you that in the United States the code of the road and' regulated by every single State, for which some dispositions are able legal cambiare,essere in a state and not permitted in another. These pages are not in some way a complete manual of guide.
Who drives in USA must be provides to regulate Italian or international driver's licence.
Respect of the law
Big part of the American drivers they always respect and however the rule of the road and the police (road, town, of county) it applies with steadiness and severity' the law. Even if not visible, the police officers are present and careful: we recommend therefore to respect with the maximum discipline and education every prohibition and limit of speed.' You won't come in some way excused for your little knowledge of the language English, or for the simple reason to be in trip: from it is waited You for us the same behavior shown by the local inhabitants.
Courtesy
Big part of the American drivers (with the exception in Manhattan) they are careful and polite, and they are waited for the same behavior by the others. The use of the clackson is avoided, at the most the to cut the tails to pass to a semaphore and other incorrect and illegal behaviors diventitati of common use in Italy unfortunately.
Limit of Speed'
The lower part limits of speed' American they do by now part of the Italian folklore. The legendary limit of the 55 miles an hour in highway had been imposed during the crisis of the oil of the seventies to reduce the consumption of gasoline. And' applies with severity' actually to the destination' of the nineties, and progressively lifted, and in even abolished States completely. To a large extent of States and' by now among the 65 and the 75 miles an hour, and you/they are usually born actually to 10 miles in more' of the limit without intervention from the police.
In urban zones and proximity of schools he/she is unchanged the limit of 25 miles.
Safety belts
As in Italy, the use of the safety belts and' obligatory, and is made to respect from the police. During the withdrawal of the vehicle we advise to verify with the personnel of the company of rental the local laws for the use of the safety belt from /their children. All the companies of rental autos are kept for law to furnish a seat for children whose age' it asks for him/it from the local laws.
Stop
In the United States, stop and' stop. The auto has to stay to all the effects, possibly before the white line for earth. The police doesn't bear and doesn't forgive decelerations and the passage of a stop without a complete stop, also to little km to the time, is punished with a fine. In many cases, to an intersection of four roads, all have the stop. In this case the precedence doesn't go to the right, on the contrary' is recognized in base to the order of arrival.
To turn to the right with red semaphore
In States and city' USA and' possible to turn to the right to a red semaphore, After being stops you and to have checked that there are no upcoming auto. In this case the semaphore must be respected as a stop. This various law from state to state, from city' to city' (and' forbidden for instance in New York), we recommend therefore to ask to the station of rental during the withdrawal of the vehicle.
Pedestrians
The pedestrians take for granted - also in this case with the alone exception in Manhattan - that the autos are stopped for pedestrian passages, stop, and for every other attempt of crossing. Is therefore careful and prepared to stop you to you when you see pedestrians on the sides of the road in procinto to cross: they are waited that you stop You to you.
Parking lot
You always read the poster of parking lot, checking with particular attentions the schedules and possible periods of removal forzata.Alcuni sidewalks they point out with colorations different special permissions or prohibitions of parking lot: you avoid these zones, unless you are not sure that the parking lot and' permission to everybody. In USA fines are given to whom parks contromano in the roads with traffic in both the directions. Hydrants: And' forbidden to park before or in proximity of hydrants anti-fire.
Means of emergency
The means of ready help (police, vigilant of the fire, ambulances) they have the absolute precedence. The law requires to every driver to slow down and to move on the passage of right, stopping not always himself/herself/itself on the right as soon as possible. Often the means of ready help damage indications through an autoparlante, advise to pay the maximum attention to possible messages of this type.
School bus
The vehicles in transit in both the directions are had to stop when the school-buses turn on the lights red flashing (often accompanied by a poster Stop on the left side of the vehicle). The driver signals that children are about to cross the road. The vehicles can take back only the march after the flashing lights have been out.
Passages to level
In the United States thousand of passages exist to still level Not Guarded. When a passage to level and' signalled as Not Guarded: to stay to verify the green light, to extinguish the radio and to lower the car windows to feel possible acoustic signalings, considering that all the trains signal own arrival with the use of deafening trumpets and bells.
All the buses, schoolbus and, vehicles that transport fuel and other explosive material are kept for law to stay to All the passages to level, guarded or no: prepare to stop you you are following you one.
I surpass to the right
In the United States and' legal the passing to the right on all the highways and to a large extent of the urban roads with at least two passages.
If stopped by the police
In the United States they are rare the places of block. If you commit an infringement, you will be stopped by one it patrols in auto or motion, that he will do' to notice using flashing and sirens. You will have to approach not to the right as soon as possible, unless the police officer doesn't give you different indications through the loudspeaker. Once stopped you don't Absolutely Go down From the auto, you wait for the agent to the place of guide, with the hands on the steering wheel. It will come' asked the licence and then delivered the infringement.
Fines
The fines don't have to be paid to the police during the infringement. The agent will deliver you' the fine with an envelope, indicante the address which owes the payment to be expeditious: you assign circular or traveller's cheques or money orders, all acquistaibilis near the banks or postal offices. The companies of rental autos have been being for years able to go up again to whom has taken a fine of prohibition of standstill, and to deliver in Italy. We recommend therefore the payment of every infringement within the suitable limits to avoid penalty.' We remember besides that big part of States American they maintain in file the nominatives of whom has taken fines for violations of the code of the road, for which not to pay a fine could involve a penalty' very heavy or even the arrest if again stopped.
Use of the jail cell
To the moment in the United States and' legal to use the jail cell driving. We advise to check during the rental however. |
