For further information on this procedure, please contact the ACS office of the US Embassy in Budapest . Also, special seats are required for children under age 12. Physically handicapped people are exempted from paying fees in any parking area. In the past, it was commonplace for fines to be collected on the spot by the police for any alleged traffic violation. Now, tickets are written up by the police, thus documenting the infraction and payable fines.
Seat belts are mandatory for everyone in the car.
Unless another instruction sign is displayed, yielding right of way is prevalent. Making right turns during a red light is prohibited. Flashing the high beams means a driver is giving you precedence at an intersection or calling your attention to the presence of something that may affect your driving. At the national police headquarters, English is not widely spoken. 1212 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, issues and guarantees the ATA Carnet in the United States .