Tips for Australian immigrants: common sense of riding in Australia

Tips for Australian immigrants: common sense of riding in Australia

traffic rules

Contrary to China, the driving direction in Australia adopts the "left-handed system". There are three ways for pedestrians to cross the road: first, in downtown and commercial areas, pedestrians should take crosswalks when crossing the road, and pedestrians should cross the road or wait according to the instructions of traffic lights; Secondly, in places where there are many pedestrians, such as shopping centers, as long as pedestrians are on the zebra crossing, any vehicle needs to stop to let pedestrians pass; Thirdly, in residential areas and other places where there are few pedestrians, pedestrians can observe the road conditions and cross the road.

Driving/driving licence

Driving requires a driver's license, and international driver's license holders may be allowed to drive in a short time (three months). Please contact the transportation department of the nearby state to find out how to get a driver's license in your state. Please refer to the white page index of the phone book to find the relevant institutions in your state. It is not difficult to get a driver's license. First, you can get a learning driver's license through the written test of traffic regulations. With this, you can study on the road with the official driver's license holder, and then you can get your driver's license by passing the road test. After getting a driver's license, you can drive alone. Almost everyone has a driver's license except minors.

highway

Australia is a very developed country, with an average of 1 km of roads for every 23 people and a car for every 1.7 people. There are about 800,000 kilometers of roads in Australia, including 8,000 kilometers of urban trunk roads, which connect the transportation networks of state capitals, namely18,700 kilometers of national first-class roads and 97,000 kilometers of rural trunk roads. There are 630,000 kilometers of roads belonging to local committees, and the rest are forest trails. The federal government bears the cost of maintaining and improving the national highway, while the state and local governments are responsible for other roads. Australian governments at all levels spend about A $23 million on this every working day. Road transportation is the main way of domestic goods turnover, about 69% of goods are transported by road, and personal travel accounts for almost half of all road utilization. The safety of expressways is also one of the best in the world. A highway around Australia was built along the coast of Australia, which is called Highway 1. It is interesting to drive along this road and enjoy the beautiful scenery. It takes more than 20 days to go around.

Cars are the second largest expenditure of Australians besides housing, and they are also necessary means of transportation. The price of used cars starts from 65,438 Australian dollars +0,000 yuan, and the price of new cars starts from 65,438 Australian dollars+0, starting from 300 yuan. The annual maintenance fee for a car is about 400 Australian dollars, the insurance fee is about 600 Australian dollars, the maintenance fee is about 500 Australian dollars to 65438 Australian dollars+0,500 Australian dollars, and the weekly gasoline fee is about 20 Australian dollars.

Aircraft: domestic airlines have high service quality and are the most convenient means of transportation. However, the cost is high. When purchasing air tickets to Australia, passengers ask whether to attach domestic preferential air tickets.

Bus: It's more convenient to travel to Australia by bus. Cross-state buses running through major cities have high service level and frequent flights. The bus routes in Australia are very clear, and there are air conditioners, audio-visual equipment and toilets in the bus, which are very comfortable.

Greyhound Pioneer Australia is a national bus company in Australia, so it is very convenient to buy his Greyhound Pioneer Travel Pass. You can also buy tickets for Macaffty Australia, which is sold by Macaffty, Australia's second largest bus company. Starting from Brisben (excluding the route from Perth to South Australia via Narrab), you can also take the Indo-Pacific train with this ticket. Aussie highlights pass is also a good choice. ?

Train: Compared with other means of transportation, it is inconvenient, but relatively comfortable. The service level and frequency are not as good as buses. But it is more convenient to book round-trip train tickets from all over Australia at any railway station in Australia. Booking hotline: 132232.

Cars: The roads between major cities in Australia are smooth and comfortable, which is more suitable for self-driving travel. Long-distance travel must be planned in advance, and you must always stop and rest along the way. Australia has three time zones. ?

If you plan to travel in Australia for a long time, then renting a car is a good choice. There are car rental service centers at domestic and international airports in Australia. Budget, Thrifty, Alvis and Hertz are four car rental companies in Australia. Car rental can be divided into two ways: limited mileage and unlimited mileage. Anyone over the age of 25 with an international driver's license can rent a car. When choosing a car rental company, choose a big company. Although the price is more expensive, the service is very good. You can pick up and return the car directly at the airport, or just rent it one way.

Taxis: Taxis in major towns in Australia are paid by the meter. There are taxi stops in passenger terminals, large hotels and shopping centers, so you can wave for a taxi in the street. The unmanned taxi will light up the roof light, and the telephone number of the taxi company (with a small service charge) is in the yellow pages telephone book. Taxi fare is based on the lowest starting price and driving distance, and there is a small surcharge for luggage and car booking service. What is shown on the odometer is generally the charge amount. Drivers generally don't ask for tips, but they will be willing to accept them.

public transportation

Taxis and buses are available in every state, and some states also have trains or trams. The interstate trains in Australia mainly include continental trains, Indian Ocean-Pacific trains and Gunn trains, and there are also some trains, bus feeder trains and long-distance trains in Queensland. All trains have air conditioning, well-equipped toilets and bars, and most trains have showers, hot and cold water, electric shaver sockets and so on. You can take 50 kilograms of luggage when traveling across the state.

The annual passenger traffic of Australian railways is only 1 10,000 passengers, and the transportation volume exceeds 30 billion tons kilometers. The main goods of freight transportation are iron ore, coal and sugar. At present, a railway from Alice Springs in central China to Darwin in the northern port is being planned. By then, the goods imported and exported from Australia to Asia will be transported to Darwin by rail first, thus greatly reducing the freight time and transportation cost.