Driving – a pleasurable experience

Driving is a pleasurable experience if one has a car, sufficient time, fuel, money and the right kind of company. This can be true on most of the roads in Europe and no doubt the same can be said of the myriads of roads in Poland. With winding roads through mountainous country sides, the view of the Carpathian mountain ranges offer a panoramic view, healing to the sore eyes so, dulled looking at huge sky scrapers only. With the entree of the country into the European Union, tourism has take on a dimension and many historical landmarks now have a steady stream of visitors.

Poland’s History!

History comes alive at Poland and it has been a bone of contention for warring factions from as early as the tenth century AD. Mainly inhabited by Ukrainians, Belarusians, Germans and Jews with their individual religions, Poland is today united by the common language of Polish which is a West Slavic language. The word ‘Poles’ used to describe the people of Poland was derived from the word ‘Polanie’ which meant ‘people of the fields’ after the first settlers of the region. Education came early to Poland in the form of a university built by Casimir III the Great, in the first half of the 14th century AD.

Cities of Poland.

Tourism is one of the main sources of revenue for this nation. Some of the most common tourism spots are Krakow, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Gdarisk, Toruri, Poznari, Lublin and of course not to be missed out, the museum of the inhuman concentration camp of Auschwitz in Oswiecim. Cities to just relax in are along the Baltic Sea coast, the Tatra Mountains which is the highest point on the Carpathian Range and other small towns outlying cities which have many castles with its many levels of protection, which were built in the Mediaeval period . These stand as silent sentries to the Polish country side having witnessed the worst that the land has had to undergo.

Road rules in Poland

Poland has very strict laws regarding the use of vehicles on roads. The age in which one is permitted to drive is 18 and the roads are monitored by radars. Police can monitor speed levels of drivers from their observation posts and a ticket with a heavy fine is slapped on an over speeding person. The country has almost 199,640 Km of roads and the speed limit within city limits is 59 kilometre per hour. On open roads and highways, a driver is allowed to accelerate up to 90 Km and 109 Km respectively.

It is also advisable to complete one’s journey before sun down as roads can prove treacherous after dark with only the car head lamps to guide the way. Seat belts are compulsory for all passengers in the car. The BAC level is 0.02% and the government does not tolerate any incident of drink and drive in this country. This is to make sure that one reaches home safely even in snow storms which is the weather condition for a good part of four months in this country.

Hiring a car here.

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