| Canada is an immense country that occupies the | | | | you're not fully alert. rental car discounts |
| upper portion of North America. The diverse scenery | | | | The Trans-Canada Highway is probably the most |
| that can be found here - from the Rocky Mountains | | | | well-known route and at a distance of 5,000 miles, it's |
| to the prairies to the fishing villages of the Maritime | | | | the longest highway in the world. Travelling this |
| provinces - is spread across the second-largest | | | | expanse is a journey in itself. The second massive |
| country in the world. | | | | highway here is the Yellowhead Highway, which is |
| A very clean and tidy road system means there are | | | | almost as long and extends to the Pacific coast in |
| no worries about too many potholes or blind corners. | | | | British Columbia. |
| All the crossings have signposts and the highway | | | | When choosing a vehicle, it's best to rent at least a |
| markers are usually quite clear. Europeans will | | | | mid-size car. You will be in that car for a good portion |
| probably find driving in Canada much less stressful | | | | of your day while on the road, so you'd better be |
| than back home, with much larger and wider new | | | | comfortable. Another consideration for the long |
| world roadways. online holiday rental | | | | journeys is fuel economy, and although fuel prices |
| If you need to stop for fuel, there is certainly no | | | | here are lower than in Europe, they are still high |
| shortage of service stations either. Many of them are | | | | compared to what they were here a few years ago. |
| open 24 hours and aside from petrol, they have a | | | | To rent the car, you'll need only your licence from |
| maintenance department and restaurants to refuel | | | | home. Canada does not requirean international driver's |
| the corporeal engine as well. On the main highways, | | | | licence; it recognises individual permits from all |
| there are usually signs indicating how many miles | | | | countries. Inside the car, all passengers must by law |
| kilometres it will be before the next service station | | | | be wearing seatbelts while driving and all children |
| so that can take the guess work out of your rest | | | | must be in a safety seat. |
| stops. | | | | The Canadian police are very serious about driving |
| Even on secondary highways, there shouldn't be any | | | | under the influence and the penalties are not worth |
| problems finding local service stations, shops or | | | | getting caught for. The legal alcohol limit is 0.8mg/ml |
| restaurants. The only concern here is that they are | | | | and they do conduct programmes where they will |
| most likely not 24 hours, so make sure you don't get | | | | choose a place on the highway and stop all passing |
| caught in 'the boonies' too long after dark. | | | | cars for breathalyzer tests. |
| It's recommended that due to the considerable | | | | The speed limits on Canadian roads and motorways |
| lengths of Canadian roads that you stop every few | | | | are usually clearly marked on the side of the road. If |
| hours and limit your driving to no more than 350 miles | | | | you can't find a sign, there are usually three divisions |
| (600kms) a day. If you're going to be doing a serious | | | | of: populated areas, secondary highways and |
| trip, it's always best to have a few drivers as it can | | | | motorways. The speed limits are 50kmph (30mph), |
| be very tiring and accidents can occur easily when | | | | 80kmph (55mph) and 100kmph (68mph) respectively. |