Can a Canadian Female Drive in Poland??

Czy mogę kierować pojazdem w Polsce posiadając kanadyjskie prawo jazdy?

Kanada nie była stroną Konwencji o ruchu drogowym, sporządzonej w Wiedniu dnia 8 listopada 1968 r ( Dz. U. Nr 5 poz. 40 i 44), dlatego też kanadyjskie krajowe prawo jazdy nie uprawnia Pana do kierowania pojazdem w Polsce.Mając na względzie art. 94 ust. 1 pkt 2 lit.b Ustawy z dnia 20 czerwca 1997r. Prawo o ruchu drogowym (Dz. U. z 2005r Nr 108 poz. 908) może Pan kierować pojazdem w Polsce posiadając międzynarodowe prawo jazdy. Kanada znalazła się bowiem na liście państw, które ratyfikowały postanowienia Konwencji o ruchu drogowym sporządzonych w Genewie dnia 19 września i w Wiedniu dnia 8 listopada 1968r. w kwestii wzoru międzynarodowego prawa jazdy określonego w ww. przepisach.

What if I decide to retire in Poland some day? Should I learn how to drive all over again?

I consider myself as an excellent driver

I would not dare to sit behind the wheel.

am I supposed to obtain an 'International License'?

might want to practice your drinking and driving technique though just to be on the even playing field.

that means I drive illegally since I still have not renewed the old driving licence and I carry the Canadian one in case I am stopped

Can a Canadian Female Drive in Poland??

Are you comfortable driving in Poland?

that means I drive illegally since I still have not renewed the old driving licence and I carry the Canadian one in case I am stopped.

otherwise, how else would people visiting be able to rent a car.

You might want to practice your drinking and driving technique though just to be on the even playing field.

i don't know how it is for canadians, but for Americans, if i understand the laws correctly, you're allowed 3 months?/6 months? to drive using your American DL on a tourist stamp.....otherwise, how else would people visiting be able to rent a car.

Ponder the meaning of the words International License.

there's a significant reason for this time buffer.

99.999999% of all people living in America/Canada will never live in Europe for over 6 months at a time, and even less are willing to drive when they vacation in europe (especially in countries that drive on "the other side") making an international DL completely useless to just about everyone out there.

like i said, how would anyone visiting be able to rent a car. good luck enforcing a law that requires everyone traveling to europe from the USA/Canada to have an international DL.

You might want to practice your drinking and driving technique though just to be on the even playing field.

"I'm American, the laws don't apply to me"

Good luck with the arrogance - it's pretty obvious that you've never rented a car in Europe. The IDP is an integral part of the licence if you want to have it recognised abroad

but really, it seems as if you don't even know what an IDP actually is. It's not an "international driving licence" at all.

Anyway, car hire agencies may check, or may not.

(gotta love the old "I'm American, the laws don't apply to me")

you know what they say about people who assume. just rented a car last month, no probs. american passport, credit card, done deal.

the same thought goes through my head with every illegal alien i meet in the USA....

These days pretty much every illegal alien I meet in Poland is a Yank.

i've only known a few americans in wroclaw and i can honestly say that every one of them had a KP. every one. in any event, sure, they exist here. the difference is, if i may say so, they generally don't stay very long and are few and far between.

it is not as much fun as it is to drive in North America, when one can actually relax on the highway.

Gee, I rent a car in England all the time and all they ask for is my license which is American of course. It's different for Poland? I wonder, if I'm only going to be there for a week or so which I intend to do probably next summer and rent a car.

not every country requires you to have one and as far as i can see, England seems to be one of them.

lol. I like the 'relaxing' part. It doesn't mean that you can doze off behind the wheel but the wide open expressways make it a pleasure to drive. I'm sure it will take some adjustment and getting used to the narrow streets and crazy drivers, but you're going to be fine.