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Originally Posted by Theliberalvoice
For once, I agree with you there.
They should either have a tour guide with them or someone who understands English. I went to India two years back. I honestly would never THINK about driving. How would I know where I am going?
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I drive all over Europe and Asia and don't speak all of the languages.
Guess what, they use international driving signs. Most countries outside of the US use them.
I have lots of friends who take motorcycle trips through India with no problem.
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Originally Posted by calmdude
One has to wonder about the concept of the international drivers' license. When I am in non-English speaking country where road signs are not in English, for safety, I do not rent a car even though most of these countries will allow the international driver's licence you can get from AAA. Legally I can rent but I do not. Like in the US, probably no one can give me a ticket for not speaking the local language since the international license presumes that I will be able to make sense of all the symbolic non-lingual road signs. But many road signs are simply in the local language. I think the international drivers license should be valid only if you can read some basic road signs of the country you are in. This makes it safer for everyone.
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Your loss, then.
English is the language of travel.
If you're using a travel book, there are always sections with specific signs and peculiarities that you can review.
Again, most countries use internationally recognized signs.
If there is going to be any language other than the local language, English will be it.
In the past 6 weeks I've driven in Thailand, Poland, Czech, Germany, France and Switzerland.
With nary a propblem.
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