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“Honey! I gotta great idea!
Let’s rent a car in Italy and
drive over to France!”

. be prepared. forward. Not so in Spain!
Thousands of Canadians... _ , First, you lean on your horn.
sing the same song every . «ThefirsttimeIdroveacar If that doesn’t work, you

year. For a moment, let's

look at some of the paper-"

work involved with the deal.

Does “honey” know that

many countries require an
International Drivers’ Permit

before he can drive legally?

How does he get once?
Where? For how. long? Lots
of questions - and here are a
few answers.

To begin, permits aren't
required in the. U.K.,
Portugal, France, Denmark,
Finland, Sweden, Norway,
Switzerland, Holland, New
Zealand, and the U.S.A.

There are other countries,
too, but these are the
countries most often
inguired about. Your local
Automobile Assoc. has a
complete list if you need it.
For these mentioned
countries, a valid Canadian
license is quite alright... -

So -— Italy isn’t on the list.
zioney needs something else!
In most Canadian cities, the
local Automobile
‘Association will - for five
dollars, two passport pic-
tures and a valid license —
issue you an International
Drivers’ Permit. It is valid
for ONE year.

Let's hope that “honey” is
over 18, because he just isn’t
getting that precious
document if he’s underage.

If both of you drive, it's
worth the extra $5 to pet
TWO permits. You never
know when either of you
may be “under the weather”
and the other will want to
drive. (Especially if Pop gets

‘into the Bavarian beer or

Mom hits a Spanish wine
cellar with a dull thud!)

Imagine for a moment that
your hometown is Sasquach
Cove. _No ...Automobile
Association. What do you

_ of “ina

have to. apply for a jocal
_ license and then, with luck,
an International Permit. All \
this is time-consuming unless
you are fluent in the local

in England, I got so confused
‘between “left” and “right-of- |
way” that I vowed to do the
-_English a big favor — and

stay off their roads. Many
other Canadians have told

_ me that they had no trouble
atall. Do they lie a lot?

‘I did a bit ‘OF driving in
Spain. Japan missed a great
chance. What a training
ground for Kamikazi pilots!
Italy is great fun. Especially
if your will is in order. But
the Autobahn in Germany!
Wow! What a ‘superb.chance
to repaint the road in blood.

The national sport in
Argentina is called “an-
nihilate the pedestrians”.
You are in more danger
walking, so I advise driving,
especially in their cabs. Red
lights are a challenge to be
faced with blaring horn and
floored accelerator. A
laxative isn’t necessary.

1 love Big Buses! And
trains! It’s a rare driver (in a
Fiat) that will attack either.
Want to know my definition
inadequate”? It’s an
elderly lady in a Mini-Minor
racing a train to a crossing!

But, the fun of having your
own wheels on the back
roads of Europe more than
‘more than makes up for the
danger. Picnic, prowl
through little villages, buy
fresh fruit from a farm — love
it!

Just remember -- you are
four times more likely to get

lattered on a European
road than here in Canada.
Stay sober. Europe doesn't
have “sniffer stations” as we
know them; but should you
be involved in an accident,
you are guilty until proven
innocent. A difficult
business with a language
gap.

You'll be amazed at the

. |__a Stoic's delight. We all sit,
. dialect. Most of us aren't, so

end. When the “produce” is
one. huge cow, , watch out!

roe

‘Traffic j jams in Canada are......
suffer; and edge our way

vilify the ancestors of the
driver ahead. With much
stamping and gesturing, you
join the other drivers on the

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