St George car rental - the freedom to move
Driving is on the left, and the national speed limit is 32kmph (20 mph) in the countryside, 24kmph (15 mph) in busier areas. Cars are limited to one per resident family -- and visitors are not allowed to rent cars at all. You'll rely on taxis, bikes, motorized bicycles called "putt-putts," and maybe even a romantic, colorful, fringe-topped surrey. Bermuda is the only Atlantic island that restricts car ownership to local residents. Part of the reason for this is the notoriously narrow roads, which have small or nonexistent shoulders and hundreds of blind curves. Add frequent rainfall and the British custom of driving on the left, and there would be traffic chaos if newcomers were allowed to take to the roads in rented cars. The resulting dependence on cabs and rented motor scooters, mopeds, and bicycles is simply a fact of Bermudian life that newcomers quickly accept as part of the island's charm. Although not having a car at your disposal is inconvenient, the island's tourist brochures make it seem just wonderful: A happy couple bicycling or mopeding around St. George on a sunny day, slowly putt-putting across the islands. What the brochures don't tell you is that the roads are too narrow, and Bermudians -- who are likely to own cars, and pay dearly for the privilege -- feel that the road is theirs. Sometimes it starts raining almost without warning, but the skies usually clear rapidly, and the roads dry quickly. During inclement weather, scooter riders are likely to be edged close -- sometimes disturbingly close -- to the shoulder; in the aftermath of rainstorms, they'll almost certainly be splattered with water or mud. Many accidents occur on slippery roads after a rain, especially involving those not accustomed to using a motor scooter. Who should rent a moped or scooter, and who should avoid them altogether? Frankly, the answer depends on your physical fitness and the time of day. Even the most stiffly starched might find a wind-whipped morning ride from the hotel to the beach or tennis courts invigorating and fun. Dressed to the nines for a candlelit dinner, you'd find the experience horrifying. And although the putt-putters can be a lot of fun during a sunny day, the machines can be dangerous and capricious after dark -- and, of course, when you've had too many daiquiris. Not everyone is fit enough. Visitors on mopeds have a high accident rate, with at least some of the problems related to driving on the left. |
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