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While road signs generally follow international conventions there are some differences and it's advisable to learn the road rules. Each territory administers its own roading, but the rules are fundamentally the same. You can take a free road rules quiz either via [http://www.driverknowledgetests.com DKT] or [http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/licence/driver/tests/driver-knowledge-test.html Roads and Maritime].
Australia is full of large mammals and birds that are particularly active between dusk and dawn. Kangaroos, wallabies, emus, cassowary wombats and wandering livestock will cause a lot of damage to your car if you hit them. It is best to avoid driving small vehicles at night.
=Canada=
Car insurance in the UK is different from almost everywhere in Europe (and possibly the world), in that a car is often '''only''' insured if it is driven by people actually mentioned on the insurance papers. If you are a UK resident and have your own car with insurance, your insurance '''may''' cover another car you are driving, but this may only cover legal liability. On the one occasion that [[User:Prino|Prino]] was asked to take over, he was asked to hand back the wheel to the driver as soon as the latter found out that he had no car and hence no insurance!
=Ireland=
Drivers drive on the left in Ireland. Similarly to the rules in the UK, unless you hold your own valid insurance policy on a car in Ireland you are not insured to drive someone else's car. If offered, do not take the wheel, as it'll be you who gets in trouble should you encounter the police. On the other hand, if it happens to be a rental car, maybe the driver could simply ring the rental company and get your details over the phone.
=United States of America=