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Three of these driving laws are real. Which one is the LIE?
A) Germany: running out of fuel on the Autobahn
B) Japan: splashing pedestrians with puddles
C) Cyprus: drinking water while driving
D) Italy: driving with an open sunroof in rain
Quiz Master's interesting facts
Empty Tanks and Puddle Fines: The Driving Laws Tourists Never See Coming.Ask anyone who has rented a car abroad and they'll tell you the same thing: the speed limits are easy, it's the little rules that catch you. Traffic codes are written to protect people, but each country has its own idea of what "dangerous" looks like, and some of those ideas sound completely made up the first time you hear them.
Take Japan. Under the country's Road Traffic Act, drivers have a duty not to splash mud or water onto other people. Roll carelessly through a puddle next to a bus stop on a rainy Tokyo afternoon and you can be hit with a fine of several thousand yen. It sounds like a joke, but it's simply good manners turned into law, and police do enforce it.
Germany has its own surprise. Stopping on the Autobahn is forbidden except in a real emergency, and running out of fuel is not considered an emergency, because you could have seen it coming. If your tank runs dry on the motorway, expect a fine on top of the tow truck bill. That's one more reason to check what your car insurance or rental package covers for roadside assistance before a long drive.
Now look at the four options again. Some of these rules are about keeping hands on the wheel, some about respect for others, and one was made up just to fool you. Which one doesn't fit?
