Driving and Hitching
The road system is both comprehensive and of reasonable quality. Stretches of the main Ljubljana-Koper, Ljubljana-Maribor and Ljubljana-Jesenice routes are classed as motorways ( avtoceste ) and large stretches of them have been converted to dual carriageway (tolls are levied on these routes); elsewhere main roads soon get clogged up with summer traffic. Speed limits on Slovene roads are 50kph in built-up areas, 90kph on normal roads, 100kph on highways and 130kph on motorways. If you break down, the Slovene Automobile Club (AMZS) has a 24hr emergency service (tel 987), and there are technical centres in all the larger towns. Car rental charges are about GBP50/$75 a day for a standard mid-range vehicle with unlimited mileage. Hitching is pretty common on the main Ljubljana-Maribor, Ljubljana-Koper and Bled-Bohinj routes, although you should be prepared to wait a long time for a lift, and remember that hitching is forbidden on anything classified as a motorway (recognizable by the green road signs). Elsewhere in the country, prospects for hitching vary from one region to another.
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