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The standard on this would be the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4819:2011 Rural and Urban Addressing, which has been adopted by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping.
The Standard is not freely available online, but parts of it have been republished by government authorities as part of their naming policy, e.g. the NSW ...
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due to Vienna convention on road traffic 1949 and 1968 the UZ international driving licence is to be accepted !
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You really just need to know the main road rules and road signs. If you're visiting New Zealand, there's a tourist road code quiz you can do for free.
The agency you rent your car from will have some advice and there's a booklet called 'Driving in New Zealand' which is multi-lingual and usually provided in the glovebox of your rental vehicle.
Finally, you'...
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The endpoints of the trail and track you are linking to can be seen on Google Street View, so why not take a look for yourself? The trail is a dirt road closed off by a gate and the track is a narrow foot path.
But to quote Wikipedia:
In Australia, the term track can be used interchangeably with trail,
and can refer to anything from a dirt road to an ...
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The portion of the AP-7 that runs from Alicante to Tarragona reverted to the Spanish government on the first of January of 2020. Starting that day the motorway is now free to use without tolls.
As the infrastructure can't be dismantled immediately, it may happen that they were still charging drivers a few days after it reverted and they have to reimburse ...
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There are no Austrian laws or regulations directly related to dash cams. Just as in many other countries, privacy concerns and the right to surveillance of own property must be weighed against each other.
The Supreme Administrative Court of Austria confirmed in a verdict in 2016 that the violation of privacy is excessive and that using dash cams is not ...
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Learned after idly following some Travel SE links earlier today: the current longest road in the US is US highway 20, which runs from western Oregon (just a few blocks from the Pacific) to Boston (close-ish to the Atlantic). Here's a sign from the start of the route, reading "3,365 miles" (5,415 km):
There's a matching sign at the other start of the route:
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Having driven thousands of kilometers in Brazil, I have to say that it frequently takes much longer than estimates provided by Google Maps. Even for that would be considered major roads, it is easy for it to take 20-40% more.
Road conditions vary from having brand new smooth parts to unfinished terrain the the same road! The other things to note is, while ...
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The roads in this region of Brazil are very bad. This BR-316 is one of the worst roads in Brazil. 7 months ago it was impassable, but it seems to be trafficable. I recommend a lot of patience and add about 2h or 3h to your planning.
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No, since the International Driving Permit (IDP) has expired it cannot be used.
For a new IDP you would need your original driver's licence, so here too it would serve no purpose.
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