Tipping is a common practice in most restaurants, bars and other service establishments.  Waiters and waitresses are paid a substandard wage on the presumption that they will earn additional income from tips.  We provide some tips on tipping.

Each state has different driving laws

• If you drive in the USA, remember that each of the 50 states has its own set of traffic laws and regulations.
• Fortunately, most of the laws are the same, but some states have slightly different rules. When you rent a car, you should ask the agent if there are any special driving rules in that state.
• When driving in multiple states, check a tour book for any special driving rules in each state.

• The speed limit in most states is now 65 miles per hour (about 110 km/hr) except where signs indicate slower or faster speeds.

Minimum driving age

• The minimum age for driving is 16 in most states but some states will not allow unrestricted driving until 18.
• Some car rental agencies refuse to rent a car to any person under 25 years of age.

Seat belts are required

• Nearly all states have laws requiring the driver and front passengers to wear seat belts.
• Many states require children to wear seat belts even in the back seats. Nearly every state requires special child restraint seats for all young children.
• Most states require motorcyclists to wear helmets.

Radar Detectors illegal in some states

• Some states permit you to use radar detectors, while other states prohibit them. Many people seem to ignore this prohibition.

• Some states require you to use daytime running lights during rain.

 

 

Strict enforcement of certain driving laws

 

At 1,568 miles, Interstate 35 is the ninth-longest Interstate Highway. It serves six states: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota. 

 

• The speed limit in front of every school is greatly reduced when classes are in session.
• The reduced limits in these school zones is posted on a sign.
• When these reduced limits are in effect, lights with the limit signg will flash.
• You are required to stop in both directions for any school bus with flashing lights.

American Automobile Association Benefits

 

• The American Automobile Association (AAA), commonly called the “triple A”, provides some wonderful services to drivers.
• They have offices in every city and most of the larger towns in the US.
• If you are a member of a national motor club in your home country, you can receive many of their benefits free of charge by simply showing your membership card.
• The AAA provides free maps and tourist guides for any city or state in the US.
• Many hotels offer discounted rates to AAA members.

• The USA has an extensive system of interstate highways and state maintained roads. Some of the major highways are toll roads often called turnpikes.
• All major interstate highways running north to south have odd numbers and are ordered from I-5 on the Pacific coast to I-95 along the Atlantic coast.
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• All interstates running east to west are evenly numbered beginning with I-8 and I-10 near the Mexican border to I-94 near Canada.
• Want to know how long it will take to drive from one destination to the next? Visit our Distance Finder for the miles and kilometers between major attractions.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_System_(United_States)