Driving in the US. What do I need to know?

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Me and my friends are going to Vegas in early September - we'll be renting a Chevrolet Tahoe and I will be the only driver.

We'll mostly be driving around the Vegas area, although will be doing a day trip to LA at some point. I have driven in the US before, however, only in the middle of nowhere where I spent most of my time seeing how fast the Corvette would go and never actually drove in areas where I'd need to know the driving laws.

Can anyone give any tips or rules that I really should know and does anyone know where I can find an American Highway Code (or equivalent)? Google doesn't seem very helpful with this!

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Cheers for all the advice guys.

I'll have to come back to this thread at the end of August to read it all again! Really excited for it now.

Pothole said:

You won't be doing a day trip to LA, it's a 4.5 hour drive.

Yes I will!

Leaving at 8am, arriving in time for a late lunch.

Will leave LA around midnight for a 4am arrival back in LV where I will start drinking and gambling.

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kapiteinlangzaam said:

A day trip to LA you say?

Enjoy the 8hrs in the car before traffic!

I'm actually looking forward to it, I really enjoy long motorway cruises, I don't know why - I find them therapeutic!

When me and my dad go to Italy we drive it in 1 day. 1,000 miles each way. Usually takes 11-12 hours only stopping for fuel.