IMPORTANT RULES have to be observed while driving in Italy. First of all you have to bring your driving licence always with you.
You have also to remember that the speed limits are usually as follow:
ROAD
SPEED LIMIT
Highway (Autostrada)
130 kph
Free highway (Superstrada)
110 kph
Outside of town
90 kph
In town
50 kph
Please pay attention on signs that indicate changing in speed limits above all in case of bad weather conditions.
Below are indicated some other rules that you have to observe while driving in Italy and that have been recently brought in.
on the highways, on the free highways and outside the towns you have to turn your dipped headlights on. The sign “in autostrada anabbaglianti sempre accesi” means “on the highway keep your headlights always on”;
you may use your mobile phone only with either hands-free equipment or headsets;
seatbelts are compulsory in the front and rear of the vehicle;
children are required to be 12 years old to be allow to sit in the front passenger seat;
the alcohol level for DUI is 0.5 BAC. This means that if you have a glass of wine and a grappa with dinner and you get stopped, you will be fined;
you are required to carry a warning triangle and a reflective jacket in the car.
