Many foreign rental fleets will have a large percentage of manual transmission automobiles. A car with air-conditioning may be considered an upgrade in some foreign fleets. Road signage may be in unfamiliar languages and the colors and shapes of those signs may be different than those in the U.S . The direction of the lanes may be opposite of those in the U.S . Road conditions may be considerably worse than those found in the U.S .
Some countries have both a minimum and a maximum rental age.
The American Automobile Association s International Driving Permit web page. This site contains information on how to get an International Driving Permit. This permit, used in conjunction with your valid U.S. driver s license, is valid in 150 countries. Check out the site s IDP FAQ link for further information. This site contains information on traffic codes, road signs, parking and road vocabulary for these planning on driving in European Countries.