If you decide to rent a car in Mallorca, who has probably gained the recognition that the journey by public transport on Mallorca can often be stressful. However, when driving on some roads in Mallorca Note: As a general rule on the Spanish island of Europe standards. That is, traffic signs and road rules meet European standards. Differences lie mainly in the mentality, one should exercise particular caution at traffic lights and intersections before. As in Germany, here is seat belts for all occupants. The phone at the wheel without handsfree is also prohibited.
It can cost up to 300 ! Caution is advised in wet weather, as the often older road surfaces can be mirror-slip surfaces. In the mountains you can make depending on the season acquaintance with mountain goats or herds occurring in racing cyclists. While the Mallorcan mountain goat follows a natural for survival and largely avoids the road, is the genus of Cyclist unfortunately somewhat careless. A common cause of accidents is the common practice in the roundabout take the inside track for future extension of the roundabout and use the right lane for direct extension. This often causes misunderstandings between locals and motorized travelers who use the right lane for another gyro orbits and thus prevent the inevitable exit from the roundabout in the inside lane. In order to visit sights in peace, you should park the car in the prescribed manner any case. Even when just standing still to complete and leave no valuables in the car.
Note that when leaving the vehicle on the street outside urban areas is always a safety vest must be worn. These should be deposited by the car in your car and is usually intended for use in accidents. In the case of the use is often a fee is levied by the rental car company. The following speed limits, unless otherwise signs are observed: local and metropolitan area: 50 km / h, highway 90 km / h; road with wide verges 100 km / h, highway 120 km / h.. The legal limit is 0.25 mg / l in the air. In Mallorca, Spanish and Catalan Mallorquin-spoken. Even if it sometimes is difficult to believe you can in regions that are accessible by car and outside the tourist areas are, where you almost always speaks German, is often understood only in Mallorcan, Spanish or English. That should be respected as a guest in a country and do not respond everywhere and all the first on German.