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Road Motorways are designated by the letter 'E' followed by two digits; main roads by two digits on a yellow background and minor roads by three digits on a white background. The speed limits are 110kph (68mph) on motorways, 80kph (50mph) on main roads and 50kph (31mph) in urban areas. Drivers and front-seat passengers must wear seatbelts. The maximum legal alcohol to blood ratio is 0.05%. The Danish Road Directorate runs a Traffic Information Service (tel: (33) 156 444 or (80) 202 060 (toll-free Denmark only). An International Driving Permit is not required. Although not necessary, Green Card insurance is recommended. Emergency breakdown service: AA (45) 880 025 Routes to the city: Highway E20 crosses Denmark from west to east and intersects with E47 and E55 to the southwest of Copenhagen. The E47 runs south to Rodby with ferry connections to Germany. Driving times to Copenhagen: from Odense - 1 hour 50 minutes; Århus - 3 hours 20 minutes; and Aalborg - 4 hours 30 minutes. The toll-bridge across the Store Bælt between Sjælland and Fyn charges Dkk210 for cars. The construction of the Øresund 16-km (ten-mile) bridge and tunnel complex between Sjælland in Denmark and Scania in Sweden was completed in 2000. Coach services: There are international services from Bernstorffsgade in Copenhagen to Ystad (tel: (44) 684 400) and Lund (via Malmö) in Sweden (tel: (44) 680 999); and to Prague in the Czech Republic (tel: 3252 6631). Another service runs from the airport to Halmstad in Sweden with seven stops including Helsingør en route (tel: (32) 526 631). Eurolines Scandinavia, Reventlowsgade 8 (tel: (99) 344 488), provides bus services to Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, Hamburg, Paris, Munich, London and other destinations in Europe. Abildskous Rutebilder (tel: (86) 784 888) runs services between Århus and Copenhagen terminating at Valby. Fjerritslev-København (tel: (98) 211 275) links the capital with various destinations in Jutland. Aalborg buses run by Thinggaard Rutebilder (tel: (98) 116 600) terminate at Ryparken. Bus tickets often include the price of ferry crossings, where applicable. |