Facts - City Life
- The public transportation system is well developed in the big cities such as Zagreb, Split or Rijeka; however, most people prefer cars to any other means of transport.
- Most stores close at 8 or 9pm.
- Most Croatian cities have a lot of parks, trees and other greenery.
- The standard private vehicle license plate in Croatia consist of a city code (for example, “ZG” for Zagreb, “ST” for Split) followed by the Coat of Arms of Croatia, followed by 3 or 4 numbers and 1 or 2 letters. The letters and numbers are separated by a hyphen.
- Although the laws on smoking in public places are not well enforced yet, the country is making such steps towards becoming more smoke-free as, for example, imposing a requirement on restaurants and cafés to provide non-smoking areas for their customers.
- Insuring your car is obligatory in Croatia.
- A lot of Croatian women are good drivers.
- Driving with any blood alcohol concentration above zero is illegal in Croatia.
- Custom license plates are available for a fee and usually either look like the standard plate but with the letters and numbers selected by the owner, or have a custom word with or without numbers.
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