Bali Driving Tips - Bali Rent Car

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• Before starting the trip, make sure to check the condition of the car you rented. Check tires and co-tire, utilities, emergency tools, and fuel as well as the letter of car. If the fuel is in rest condition, you can ask to the car deliver where the nearest petrol station located.
• Always remember to take note of the phone number of the rent car’s company in case of an emergency you can contact.
• Plan your trip before departing. Choose your favorite destination on one route, by doing this you can save petrol as well as time. Bali Map is in your handy. You can use google Maps for your navigation, but in some areas in Bali, the internet connection is bad.
• Most of the roads in Bali are quite narrow with a heavy pedestrians on each side. Pedestrians near the market are often used by street peddlers to display their products. It may not be tarred in less populated areas. Be careful to drive on a small road just big enough to accommodate one car but very often in two ways. This invariably tests the reversing skills of many drivers! Pay attention to the narrow road with busy traffic like in the Ubud area.
• If you drive into the villages to enjoy its rural and daily life, please be aware with cattle sometimes across the road without alert and ever sleep on the road (e.g.: dogs, cows, chickens). Road conditions in a rural and sedate areas seldom with road lights, so be aware particularly drive at night.
• Be aware that drivers from side streets often didn’t look when joining a main road and the larger vehicle is the king of the road.
• It is hard not recommended to drive at night, especially on the road to the mountain area like Bedugul or on the road to Gilimanuk where the ferry to Java commences. Truck drivers to and from Java are notorious for overtaking on corners. Only a leafy tree branch often marks obstacles such as potholes or road construction. Always toot your horn when will be passing the curve as well as take over the other vehicle.
• The traffic lights might the same all over the world. Be alert and straight continue for the sign belok kiri jalan terus, red (stop), yellow (carefully), and green (running). Quite often red traffic lights are considered "only as a suggestion" and there are a few places where traffic in the left lane may turn or continue straight through whilst the light is red with a sign "belok kiri jalan terus".
• There are a lot of one-way roads in Bali (meant to help traffic flow but it hasn't turned out that way). If you miss your turn-off, you may have to drive quite a distance before being able to turn back. This has resulted in motorbike riders riding a few hundred meters in the wrong direction, as a shortcut rather than following traffic flow.
• Bali is a religious island and there are lots of ceremonies. The ceremonial procession, as well as another type of parade, occupies the whole road and sometimes traffic jams happened. If you are caught in this situation, be relaxed and enjoy the way.