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Driving in Europe

If you drive your car in Europe, you must know that driving laws and customs vary greatly from country
to country. In Germany, for example, you must not use bad language if you get angry with other drivers.
You must be very careful when you honk your horn in Switzerland. You have to drive more slowly at
night in Austria. You have to keep your car clean if you want to drive in Moscow. If you park your car in
the wrong place, a policeman will soon find you and give you a ticket. This happens all over the world.
The policeman will not let you go without a ticket. In some countries, traffic policemen are very polite.
Tom found a note on his car during his holiday in Holland, saying: “Sir, welcome to our city. This is a ‘No
Parking’ area. If you pay attention to our street signs, you will enjoy your stay here. This note is only a
reminder.” If you visit foreign countries, you must obey the traffic rules. You won’t always be lucky.

E. Read the text and mark the sentences as true (T) or false (F).

1. Some traffic rules change from country to country.
2. You must reduce your driving speed at night in Moscow.
3. If you park your car in in a wrong place Holland, the police will not give you a ticket.
4. Some policemen are kind.
5. You are lucky if you get a ticket from a policeman.

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