Many people who choose to travel to the United States want to use this short time to relax and enjoy themselves freely, so they will choose to be in some small towns or small cities. However, public transport in these places is not so convenient. Car rental is not so much. ! It's not always that convenient. Therefore, renting a car to drive by yourself is the best choice. This time we drove for 12 days in the United States, and we traveled about 3,000 kilometers. Now I want to share with you the experience of traveling by car in this trip. If you want to go to the United States to rent a car, you can refer to it! I. Car Rental NO1. Where can I rent a car? There is a car rental shop near each airport or airport. Car rental companies are generally concentrated in one place. After arriving at the airport, you can follow the directions to the car rental area. If you still can't find it, ask the airport staff. Car Rental Center near the airport will have a free shuttle bus or small rail train to transport people who need to rent a car, you can see the signs or ask the airport staff where to take a Car Rental shuttle bus or a small train. Each airport is not the same, for example, we at the airport in Munich, Germany, out of the building next to the terminal building is a convenient place to rent a car, just 5 minutes to go. At the San Francisco airport in the United States, you need to take a small air train. It takes about 10 minutes to arrive by car. And there are so many car rental companies in one place. So the size of the airport and the size of the city determine the time and distance to the car rental center. In a slightly larger city or town, there will be some branches of car rental companies. Calling Taxi can take you there directly. The following is a small train that we took in San Francisco to the car rental center. The above is clearly written where to get off. NO2. What are the procedures for renting a car? A sufficient number of credit cards and driver's licenses (Chinese driving licenses are available) are necessary conditions for renting a car. A sufficient amount refers to a credit card that is sufficient to cover the amount of car rental related expenses. When the car is rented, the funds in the card are frozen first, and the fees are directly deducted from the card when the car is returned. When you apply for a car rental, the car rental company staff will introduce you to various fees and charges, let you decide to choose or give up some options (such as insurance, how to determine the choice of those options, please refer to the following car rental fees Composition instructions). Then print something like a car rental contract and let you sign it for confirmation. After giving you the car key and telling yourself to pick up the car at the parking lot, the entire car rental process is completed. When you pick up your car at the parking lot, you need to carefully check the condition of the vehicle. What is the damage (such as slight scratches, etc.)? If the glass of the car is damaged, etc., return to the car rental counter in time and ask for it. However, if you purchase LDW insurance, then it does not matter, because this insurance already contains various vehicle damage insurance, no matter what happens to the vehicle damage, you can get off and you will not be charged by Charge. NO3. What are the car rental fees? Car rental costs generally include the following aspects: 1) Vehicle rental fees: different models have different prices, different company prices should also be different, and when you rent a car, you will be asked a few more questions. In addition, according to different ways of renting a car, the rates will be different. 2) Insurance: Generally includes LDW (vehicle), PAE (passenger), ESP, and SLI (other). Different car rental companies may not be the same, but they are not mandatory, and some or all of them may be selected as needed. The specific meaning of each insurance can be clearly asked when renting a car. It is understood that Americans rent cars generally buy full insurance (except for projects that have already covered by their own insurance). Insurance premiums may even exceed the vehicle's own rental fees in the entire car rental fee. 3) Taxes: Each state will be different. 4) Energy Recovery Fee: Generally charged on a daily basis, different car rental companies may have different rates. 5) Concession Recovery Fee: Because the car rental company did not mention this fee when renting a car, it was not until the time of payment that the fee was discovered. It is estimated that it is an operating class fee for the car rental industry, and the rental rate of each car rental company should be the same. Do not know the specific meaning of this charge, but the rate is as high as 11.11%. When renting a car next time, you can ask the car rental company's explanation. The staff returning the car generally cannot give specific explanations. 6) Management fee: According to the daily income, the cost of each car rental company may be different. 7) The question of whether to fill the tank with the car is different. This company is different, and some do not need you to fill up with oil. According to the full box of oil when you rent a car, you will also need to fill the box with oil when you return the car. When renting a car is not a full box of oil, then the principle of filling the car without filling the oil! If the car rental company is full of oil when renting a car, and you don't plan to fill it up when you return the car, it also includes a box of oil. Car rental companies need to be slightly more expensive than their own. 8) Other costs: If you rent a GPS and RSN (similar to the insurance related to the loss of the car key), these are optional, you can not choose. GPS is necessary for driving a car. The rental fee is relatively expensive. Generally, the GPS of a rental car is charged on a daily basis, which is approximately $10/Day-$15/Day. If the rental time is long enough to reach the maximum amount of the rental fee, it will only be a money transfer limit! The purchase price of GPS is generally around $200. About the use of GPS, you can set the Chinese voice mode, this can ask about the staff when you rent a car, do not run the procedures immediately go, be sure to ask, this time we arrived at 11:00 midnight car rental place, do After completing the formalities, I was very late to go to the hotel, but after I got on the train, I discovered that the navigation in the United States is not the same as in Germany. Some detailed settings are not easy to get. For example, if you want to go to a place, you must enter it correctly. The town, the street, the house number, if not difficult to find! And the United States is sparsely populated in the evening, and it is really impossible to find people who can ask for directions! From the perspective of the above fee structure, the actual cost of renting a car is not high, and other expenses, especially insurance, are not low. But in any case, car rental is still a relatively cost-effective way to travel, the cost is less than half the taxi. And it's mainly convenient, where you want to go, don't worry about buying tickets, catch trains and cars! The key point is that when you have a lot of places, you can't beat the car! O(∩_∩)O hahaha~ The total cost of our car rental is US$580, refueling is US$230, and parking is US$100. Total $910. NO4. How to return? Renting a car is now very convenient, and it can be returned in different places. However, it is necessary to determine in advance the date and place of the return. If the midway plan changes, it is necessary to return the car in advance, extend the rental time, or change the location of the return. The rental car company needs to be notified in advance. Otherwise it will be charged some similar fines. Because the car rental company needs to plan for the availability of rented vehicles. It is very convenient to return the car. There are signs on the way along the way, "Return Rental Car", to ensure that you arrive at the correct location. The returning process is very simple. It enters the site of the corresponding company. There are staff members at the entrance to register the mileage, and then deduct all related expenses directly from the credit card (except the tolls and fees for high-speed tolling), and the whole process of returning the car is completed. . Of course, some are more simple. For example, this time we parked our car there and took it away! After returning the car, the Car Rental Center usually has a free shuttle bus or a small train to take you to the airport. Second, the United States self-driving considerations The difference between the American traffic rules and China is not very big. In most parts of the United States, except for large cities like San Francisco and Chicago, driving is more civilized. Generally, it is much harder to drive in the United States than in China. The United States is said to be a big city. The worse the civilization of driving, the poorer it is in Chicago and San Francisco. Not only does the car go fast, but it does not change the direction of the road lights. If you start at a slower pace, the car behind you will not Stop honking. But the more countryside, the more civilized it is. Let’s say Carmel, a small town next to California’s No. 1 highway. We’re out of the morning at 7:00. We’re basically nobody and not a few cars. Next to a crossroads, we’re not planning to cross the road. When we drove three cars from three directions in the intersection, we stopped at the junction and let us pass. The problem is that we do not want to cross the road! So deadlocked for 30 seconds, we arrived at their patience, so we passed the road. Then the three cars still didn't move. Let's give each other ah. Finally, there was a car that couldn't stand it. Vehicles, the third one left separately. STOP mark: This is not one of the most important signs in China's traffic rules! Why stop driving completely before the stop sign? Stopping completely before the STOP (or red light) sign does not make you eat a ticket is an important factor, but it is more important that only a stop sign can avoid hitting a pedestrian or other vehicle. This is why you must stop behind the parking line or at the intersection. The US Department of Transportation reported that 13% of motor vehicle deaths were caused by pedestrians. Older people are the most common victims, and 38% of them died at intersections. This is mainly due to the deterioration of vision, hearing, rapid response and mobility. This STOP sign appears at intersections where there are almost no traffic lights, and all intersections with a 'STOP' sign must slow down and stop! ! ! First of all, all intersections with a STOP sign must be decelerated and stopped, whether or not there are cars or pedestrians passing through; for those two intersections with the same width, who should go first (including right and left turns); If you are driving on a non-dominant road, there must be a STOP sign at the intersection. This must stop. You can only drive on the main road without vehicles or on the main road. The speed of the vehicle is relatively slow. If you are far from the intersection, you should stop quickly. Including left and right turns); There are often cases where the main road is too long for vehicles to stay on for a long time, so to see such intersections, it is best to bypass to avoid waiting for a long time. However, where the traffic is more civilized, some people on the main road will stop by themselves and motion to let you pass first (because seeing you waiting for too long, this is more moving). YIRLD logo: What does "give us up" mean? When you see the YIELD sign, you should allow other vehicles to go first, that is, give other vehicles the right of advance. You often need to give way where the road crosses or meets. As you approach the transfer sign, you should slow down and watch the traffic flow ahead and behind you. If the position and speed of other vehicles allow you to safely enter the lane, you can enter; otherwise, you should slow down and stop completely if necessary. Only if you do not block traffic, you can continue to drive. Traffic and violations: i. All roads have speed limits, so pay attention to the speed limit signs on the roadside. Speeding Generally speaking, no matter how fast the speed limit is, no more than 5 Miles will not be a problem. No more than 10 Miles will not be a problem, but it depends on the feeling of the police. More than 10 Miles must be punished as long as they are seen by the police; Ii. The road does not seem to have an electronic police officer. It is the actual police who are hiding under the bridge or some hidden roadside speed. If it is not checked and caught, there is no problem. If you catch it, you must be punished. There is no room for negotiation. Iii. When illegally caught by the police, they must not attempt to escape, but must stop and wait for the police to come over in time. Otherwise, the police may fire a warning; Iv. After stopping by the side, you can only let down the window and sit in the car waiting for the police to come over. Don’t get out of the car before the police finish the ticket, and don’t put your hands in places that the police cannot see while sitting in the car. In the pocket, the police may think that you have the possibility of assaulting the police and take defensive measures; many people in the United States have guns, and the police always think about the worst, so try not to create misunderstandings. v. The police saw that there were police cars parked on the roadside or on the roadside to handle illegal vehicles. Unless there was no way to avoid them, they would need to change lanes to the furthest lanes away from the police car. Otherwise, the police may think that you have the possibility of attacking him. Speaking of our time here on the road driving in the United States, passing a small town, speeding, speed limit of 25, but we did not notice, the result was caught up by the police car, the siren shouted behind the car, we put aside After the special panic, hurriedly took out his driver's license and passport from the bag, and now he still thinks it is really scared, because the police car will think that we shot and killed us! Hahaha! Everyone must pay attention! The police came over you must not do anything. Just put your hand on the steering wheel. This is the safest! The police came to warn us not to speed, the town speed limit 25, reminded us to pay attention and then let us go, it seems that we run into a good police car. Detailed warning signs are detailed in the next article: Third, refueling: The gas stations in the United States are basically unmanned and self-service fueling. The operation mode of gas station refueling machines is not all the same. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the procedures for refueling to avoid adding oil. 1, directly brush credit card refueling: Most of the refueling machines are equipped with a credit card credit card device, you can directly brush your credit card to refuel. The specific process can be performed step by step according to instructions on the dispenser. The general process is: swipe à select card type 'Debit Card' or 'Credit Card' à select the oil number such as 87#, 93#, etc. à remove the refueling gun to the mailbox to refuel à Gun returned à print receipt 2. Refuel yourself first, then pay the refueling fee at the toll collection office: In many places, the refueling machine allows you to refuel first, and then pay the bill, that is, directly get the gun and add the oil, and see how much the fee will be paid to the petrol station. Money is fine. This is similar to that in China. The difference is that no one supervises you and it depends on people. However, if someone does not pay the money and then walks away, he may be arrested by the police and he may not be able to drive for the rest of his life. 3, to pay the first to pay office, get a one-time fuel card fuel: In those places that are not civilized, gas stations are often such a way to prevent someone from refueling do not pay the money to go. In this case, you need to pay the fees first and then follow the instructions. There may be other ways to refuel, but this time I only saw these situations. There are instructions on the refueling machine. When you look at the refueling carefully, you will know. Fourth, parking: In U.S. cities, parking lots are divided into roadside and parking lots. Different places, the fees are not the same, and very different. The on-street car park has a toll table, one for each parking space, and the coins can be placed in the table next to the car. Parking is mainly divided into roadside parking coin timing and parking two categories. Roadside parking charges are relatively low, but the rules are very strict. Wherever it is possible to park, what time period it is possible to park, how long the parking time is, and how much it charges, there are strict rules. Those who violate the parking rules will be sent a ticket, and those who are heavy may be towed. Roadside parking in the commercial area generally allows only one to two hours of parking. If the car is not driven away after a certain period of time, the patrolling management personnel will attach a ticket to the window once it is found. There are also cities that set up automatic ticket machines along the roads that allow parking, and put the receipts on the inside of the front window glass after the ticket is purchased. If there is no ticket purchase or overtime parking, the management personnel holding the PDA will immediately issue a ticket to be affixed to the window. The coin parking standards for on-street parking are different in each city, and it is more common that it is US$0.25 per 15 minutes. The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, has a low charge of $0.25 per hour. Penalty standards vary from state to state, typically from $50 to $100. Parking fees vary greatly. The lowest is the salt lake parking lot in Honolulu, which receives only 0.25 US dollars every two hours; the highest is the parking lot in downtown Manhattan, New York, US$20 per hour. The parks in the urban centers of the United States are free and open, and many parking lots are free of charge. Some parks require no charge within one hour and are billed from the second hour. Las Vegas General Parking is free parking. Parking in a typical city is charged at $2 per hour, but the parking fees in big cities such as New York are astonishingly high, and charging $10 for one hour is considered cheap. 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