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Driving Tips
Patience is an important virtue while you are in the road. Bali
is a beautiful and small island with many ceremonial procession
sometime occupy the whole road, enjoy it for the colorful
experience.
Most of the road in Bali are quiet narrow with heavy pedestrian
on each side. It may not be tarred in less populated areas. Be
carefully to drive in small road just big enough to accommodate one
car but very often in two way. This invariably tests the reversing
skills of many drivers!
Be aware that drivers from side streets often didn’t look when
joining a main road and the larger vehicle is king of the road.
It is not recommended to drive at night especially on the road to
the mountain area likes Bedugul or on the road to Gilimanuk where
the ferry to Java commences. Truck drivers to and from Java are
notorious for overtaking on corners. Only a leafy tree branch often
marks obstacles such as potholes or road construction.
Please don't drive on the beaches, fields or when getting
sick/drunk...big risk and dangerous both driver and passengers or
even breakdown of the vehicle.
The traffic lights might the same all over the world. Be alert
and straight continue for the sign belok kiri jalan terus, red
(stop), yellow (carefully) and green (running).
Quite often red traffic lights are considered "only as a
suggestion" and there are a few places where traffic in the left
lane may turn or continue straight through whilst the light is red
with a sign "belok kiri jalan terus".
Driving on the main road (by pass); slow drive should be in left
side and faster drive could be at the right side. Driver position
might little bit differences comparing to European vehicles where
Asian vehicles are usually driver position is on right side, so
please test drive before continue your traveling for safety.
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