Driving.
foreign licenses are generally accepted by car rental companies and police checks, however necessary for legal purposes an international driving license issued in their country of origin, except for the Argentines, who can drive with your national driver's license.
You must always have driver's license and vehicle registration certificate for police checkpoints are frequent, especially on highways and city outskirts.
The seat belt is mandatory in Chile, both passengers from front and back seats.
Prohibiting the use of cell phones, personal stereos, and smoking while driving a vehicle.
If query within a city streets or highways the police are always willing to provide information.
maximum driving speed on highways is 120 km / hour on roads that are allowed and 50 km in the city.
in Chile leads to the right.
Vehicle Restriction in Santiago.
You must always have driver's license and vehicle registration certificate for police checkpoints are frequent, especially on highways and city outskirts.
The seat belt is mandatory in Chile, both passengers from front and back seats.
Prohibiting the use of cell phones, personal stereos, and smoking while driving a vehicle.
If query within a city streets or highways the police are always willing to provide information.
maximum driving speed on highways is 120 km / hour on roads that are allowed and 50 km in the city.
in Chile leads to the right.
Vehicle Restriction in Santiago.
In the city of Santiago de Chile vehicular restriction applies, as this circular without respecting the digits can cause fines under the law of the transit country.
Learn and see the vehicular restrictions in Chile.
Visit the Operational Unit Traffic Control and view live webcams of the city of Santiago de Chile
Types of Violations.
According to Chilean law enforced:
Very serious offenses.
Driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or psychotropic substances.
Disregarding a red traffic light, the stop sign or the sign "YIELD", provided that in the latter case, the failure causes an accident.
Driving without obtaining the appropriate license. Carrying
own special devices for emergency vehicles: ambulances, police cars, etc.
Any violation that the judge determine the main cause of a traffic accident that results in damage or minor injuries.
Serious offenses.
Driving when physically or mentally deficient.
Driving with a license other than that authorized on the type of vehicle you drive.
Adelantar a otro vehículo por la berma, en curvas, puentes, túneles, pasos a nivel y cruces no regulados o al aproximarse a la cima de una cuesta.
Entregar, como dueño, el vehículo para que otra persona lo conduzca sin tener los requisitos necesarios: edad, licencia, condición física o psicológica, entre otras.
Conducir sin la placa patente correspondiente.
Desobedecer las señales u órdenes de tránsito de un carabinero.
No respetar los signos o demás señales que rigen el tránsito público.
No conducir a velocidad reducida al aproximarse y cruzar una intersección de calles o caminos, al approach a hill or in it.
Driving against the flow of traffic.
not drive within marked lanes, or changing lane unexpectedly obstructing the movement of other vehicles.
Driving on the left of the axis of the road on a street that has traffic in both directions, occupying all or part of the width of the carriageway.
not respect the right of way of a pedestrian or another vehicle.
Turning where not allowed.
Driving a vehicle with steering or brakes in poor conditions.
Driving without lights at times and circumstances that required by law.
Driving a vehicle with one or more tires in poor condition.
not dim the lights on the road when meeting or following another vehicle.
Driving a vehicle in violation of pollution standards.
not stop the vehicle before crossing the railway line. Make
public service passenger vehicle which has failed the required tests.
Driving a taxi without a meter must carry it, have it without the stamp of the authority or adjusted so that it does not check the fare.
provide fuel to a public transport vehicle with passengers inside.
not have a valid compulsory insurance of motor vehicle accidents.
Minor offenses
Park or stopping in prohibited places. Driving
misusing the lights.
not signaling correctly before turning.
Driving a vehicle without a muffler or with this or the exhaust pipe in poor condition, or an exhaust pipe. Refusing
, drivers of public transport to school transport.
Keeping open the doors of a public transport vehicle, while in motion; carrying Passengers on the step or not to stop at the curb when picking up or dropping off passengers.
Defacing or altering any traffic signal.
Pedestrians on the road to your right on the road or crossing any road or street outside the pedestrian crossing.
Links and Interest.
Check air quality in Santiago de Chile
View the status of roads in Chile
See information on Chile border crossings
http://www.mapasdechile. com /
http://maper1.mapcity.com/index.php
http://www.copec.cl/_temporal/111/www/jakarta-tomcat/webapps/ROOT/html/Comunidad/Mapas/index_197.html
http://www.planos.cl/
http://www.sernatur.cl/
http://www.viajeros.com/
http://www.riosysenderos.com/
http:// www.emol.com / modules / multas_permisos / index.html
I hope you will please everyone drivers and if anyone has a contribution to make more bearable entertaining and driving your vehicle, please make your good input. After preparing your vehicle will to face the winter and have no setbacks when the weather is not conducive to good driving smoothly.
Pablo Ramírez Torrejón (PD)
