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Getting around Users will be able to access these services
by downloading the smartphone app
By road (Apple and Android), visiting nl511.ca, or
All the main highways on the island of dialing 511 to get key non-visual travel-
Newfoundland are paved. There are related information over the phone.
only a few short gravel side roads, and
these are well-maintained. In Labrador, Traffic regulations
Route 510 is paved from L’Anse-au-Clair Drivers must carry a valid driver’s
to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Route 500 licence, vehicle registration certificate,
between Happy Valley-Goose Bay (HH9) and proof of liability insurance coverage.
and Labrador City and Wabush (JJ3) is Legislation requires that motorists carry
paved, and connects with Québec Route lump-sum public liability and property
389. See the quick reference Distance damage insurance of $200,000. In case of
Chart on page 425 for distances between an accident involving personal injury, proof
major population centres. See page of such insurance must be produced
426 for information on winter travel. within 24 hours or driving privileges could
The Traveller’s Map, which is updated be suspended. The driver and all
annually, has more extensive details. passengers must wear seat belts.
A child weighing less than nine kilograms
By intra-provincial ferry must be secured in either an infant carrier
and coastal boat or a convertible car seat adjusted to the
Communities on islands along the rear-facing position. The driver is
coast are connected by automobile responsible for ensuring all passengers
or passenger ferry routes. Remote under the age of 16 are properly restrained
communities on Newfoundland’s south by seat belts. Radar detectors are illegal.
coast and on the coast of Labrador are The legal standards for impaired driving
connected by coastal boats that carry are .05 milligrams alcohol per litre of blood,
passengers and freight, but not cars. or 2 nanograms THC per millilitre of blood.
A seasonal ferry connects St. Barbe The use of cellphones and other electronic
(C10, KK13) on Newfoundland’s Viking communication devices while driving is
Trail with Blanc Sablon (B9, KK12) on illegal. Please use a hands-free attachment
the Québec-Labrador border where when driving.
travellers can take Route 510 north
to Happy Valley-Goose Bay and then Car and RV rental
Route 500 to Québec, Route 389. Avis .......................................800-879-2847
Budget ................................800-268-8900
511 Traveller Information System Hertz .......... 800-654-3131 (Canada/U.S.)
NL 511 is a smartphone app, website, ..... ................................800-654-3001 (int’l)
and phone number with information on Thrifty ..................................800-847-4389
winter driving conditions, construction National ............................... 800-227-7368
updates, highway cameras, major Enterprise ..............................800-261-7331
incidents, current ferry status updates, Centsible ............................ 800-239-7990
and weather information. Discount ...........709-722-6699/748-2104
Dollar Rent-A-Car .............800-800-4000

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