Americans First Time Driving in Europe - American Driving in Austria 

I'm still down for now, battling Covid, but thankfully this video was edited and uploaded a couple weeks ago. THANKS FOR WATCHING! XX Dara

You continue to amaze me with all the "adventures" that you and Ian attempt -- and so successfully!! You are brave souls, both of you, and I admire you so much. Thank you (again!) for sharing so much with your MOT family. Hope you are feeling better each day!!

It was a gorgeous drive, Dara and Ian. The Alps are beautiful! We hope you enjoyed the e bike ride and Mittenwald looks lovely. After you got back to the hotel, it's so nice they let you park near the other cars! Thanks for bringing us along.

Well done, Dara! What a beautiful drive. I would really love to re-visit Austria one day. It was fun watching the ski jumping too. We hope you start to feel better soon. Take care of yourself ~ Julie & Lucy xx

Great job driving. Hopefully you're feeling much better!

Crash is certainly not a good word! We have never seen a practive ski slope either!

Napoleon changed the driving to the right side of the road. Originally every country drove on the left side.

I would guess that they do not regard the speed limit as a target. You are expected to use your judgement like on the narrow country lanes in the UK. I hope you are feeling a bit better.

Dara. I hope your getting better. I felt the same as you did on this drive. In 1994 I went to work in New York and after getting off the plane in Newark (NJ) and picked a hire car and had to follow the boss driving. It was January with snow on the ground and dark but a road accident closed the bridge on to Staten Island so we had to drive up the Inter State to find an open bridge. Following someone and not knowing where we are going, oh yes! Also, I’m driving an automatic for the first time. Had no problem with the road signs as ours are fairly similar. My UK driver's licence is only valid for 6 months so I had to apply for a learners permit and take a test. Passed my test in June. My NY drivers licence came in handy. I 1998 I moved to Italy, driving around Rome, Florence and Milan was a great experience. Driving in the Netherlands in my next posting later in 1998 was far easier.

Lol, “crash course.” Yeah maybe not the greatest phrase at the outset 😜

Lori always was a slow driver, Ian. But, it's a good thing Dara studied the international road signs. That way you were able to recognize the Stop Sign at the RR tracks!

Hope your feeling better, Dara! We're just watching now, but see they gave you a car with no other cars around. They must have heard you were coming! 🤣

How exciting! Glad you were up for the adventure. This is gonna be fun!

Fabulous job!!! I’m thinking being behind the slow trucks gave you the opportunity to see the beautiful countryside! That town!!!!! Wow, can’t wait for the tour and your bike excursion! ~Cara 💖

You did well Dara .It helps with the steering wheel on the (wrong side)

Driving in a strange land can be scary but you adjusted quickly. Well done. Hope you are feeling a bit better.

Well done dara, it’s hard swapping between different countries when driving !! Looking forward to the E bike video and that stunning little village … I couldn’t stop looking at them mountains in the background though …could you not hide me in Iain’s bag next time so I could come 😂

We’ll done you. The views off those roads are amazing (once you’d gotten out from behind the lorry!) wow Mittenwald is incredible!!! Can’t wait to see that content. - well done you!!! Hope you’re feeling better ❤

Nice one guys, enjoy. The speed limits can be tricky huh!

Speed limit, not a target 🙄

We don't even drive. You are so brave!

Well done Dara 👏👏👏. I always find Europe easier to drive than Britain. British roads are always so much busier😨😨. Glad you did well - but they all drive on the wrong side like you in the US so I knew you would be fine 😃😃😃 Really hope you’re getting better now 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

I'm pleased you had enough energy to post a new video even if it was completed weeks ago. I love a good European road trip (any road trip for that matter). The last time we were there we did two big road trips which added up to about 7000 km in various parts of the continent. I find the switch from right to left easy enough but I do tend to find myself heading to the wrong side to get into the car for a few days (and again when we get back to Oz). 🤣 Mittenwald looks amazing in the Summer. If memory serves it isn't far from Neuschwanstein castle on the German side and a little ski village call Krimml on the Austrian side. Some of these places look totally different under a couple of metres of snow so it would be cool to see them in Summer. 😂 We went in the middle of winter because that is when it's the best skiing. 😂 But holy moly driving on the wrong side of the road in the middle of winter introduces a whole bunch of new challenges. After we'd finished skiing in Krimml we drove down across the Alps to Venice, which is quite a pretty road trip too. We had a few deer jump out in front of us on that road. A nice change from kangaroos and wombats at home. 🙄😆 Loved the video. As you can see from above it evoked lots of memories. 😍

Well done Dara ! Driving in a strange country is scary. Xx

Hey you did well!! I've driven in Germany, Austria, Greece and Spain and it never seemed hard to me to drive on the continent. It seems like there are so many signs in English that navigating wasn't really a problem. It really is so much easier than driving in the UK for me at least. Or if not easier maybe less stressful since at least you're driving on the right side of the road and in the driver's side that you're used to. I love the scenery in that part of Austria and over into Switzerland. It makes me want to sing The Hills Are Alive.....

Look out for Steve McQueen riding over the fields on his motorbike..

hello magenta,, thx for sharing video.

Look forward to your mountain e-biking! Gosh some of these cars are way more complicated than they need to be! Well done on navigating out of the car rental parking! Darn you lorries! The mountains look magical dont they? Well done on your first drive and getting used to all the various speeds! That wet ski jump was hilarious! 😂

Watch out for speeding cameras. Mostly in small towns.

A little tip when driving on the roads in the UK or in Europe, stick a label on the steering wheel with a letter (R) or (L) to help you remember what side of the road you should be driving on.

Hope your feeling better😊

Ps. we didn't see the end screen for the wrong train video.

The scenery is so beautiful! I'd love to visit Austria in the next year or so! Mr. Editor wants to drive to Austria, mainly to explore the Grossglockner and eat strudel! 😹 I bet the ebikes were great fun and I'm looking forward to seeing your video on them! Not so sure about the ski jump though! Haha! Mittenwald looks stunning! 😻😻

Hi Dara and Ian, I loved visiting Innsbruck only been there once but it had stunning views of the snowy mountains. The drive is beautiful with all the mountain views 😁

You made it! 👏

Good on you, girl! Well driven! Hope you're feeling better.

All natural pine fragrance, that must help keep everyone calm while being backed up in traffic. 😁✨🌲🌞

common mistake that people make is that the round sighn is for maximum speed .... so you need to adapt your driving to the road conditions

Yes, speed limit actually just means ‘limit’ here in Europe! (seriously) If you take it as ‘minimum required speed’ you’ll have an accident, on country roads for sure.

I don't think I'd find that driving too bad, it is driving on the left side of the road that freaks me out! I'd say you did great...keep up the adventuring! Bruce and Otis

Good job you!!

Hi. Thank you for sharing. Yes, it's always confusing at first to get used to all the systems....2:52...Kayak7seas and I couldn't figure out the audio commend at the last trip to WA. Somehow the system tends to go back to the default program...🤔 Wowowow...gorgeous view...4:29 Oh..speed limits....well even if in the US, unfamiliar roads are tricky...For instance, PPL in FL drives 100 miles/hr at 70 on the highways as long as police aren't around. 😁 Congratulations! you survive driving in Europe for the first time. Well done. 🍁🍁

6:10 - I don't know about German traffic rules, but I assume they are similar to Swedish. All traffic regulations exist on a hierarchical ladder. Two rules may purposely contradict each other, so you as a driver need to know which ones have the highest priority. The hierarchy is as this, where the higher trump the lower: 1. Police's/traffic controller's gesture. 2. Traffic lights. 3. Street signs. 4. Rules and laws. In this particular case; the traffic controller's gesture has priority above the traffic light. Thus, you should follow their order and drive against the red light.

Nice sharing my friend thanks

Driving in unfamiliar circumstances is always a bit stressful, well done on driving in Europe. I've never been brave enough to do it! I don't have an issue with driving on a different side of the road to what I'm used to (I've driven in Canada) or even more populated areas (I happily drive in the UK) but rather the more aggressive drivers to what I'm used to. I want a sign I can put on the car "Nervous tourist driver" .

I've done the wrong side of the road driving swap a few times and it takes a bit of getting used to. Why's that car on the wrong side the of the road the...hang on sh!t it's me😂On the drive all l I kept doing was looking at the mountains and thinking I wouldn't mind hiking up there I bet it's got great views. Oh and isn't an e-bike kind of cheating a bit 😊

Hope you're feeling better, don't overdo it. The hardest thing for me would be speed limits in kph rather than mph. 50 mph is 80 kph!

You are allowed to be proud. Well done you! Now rest up! 💖🙏🇳🇱🙋‍♀🇳🇿

Ooooh, we love Germany! Could practically smell the pine from here. Too bad this video isnmt smellavision 😊

Didn't you try the ski jump

Love how Americans locking the door immediately they getting in a car. Paranoid people.

Well done on the driving,my advice is don’t drive in Rome!! Hope you’re feeling better.

I drive that car. Very comfertable to drive.

Now next time conker the British Road 😬🙈

Peugeot is pronounced perge-o. driving in Austria and Germany is easy .... you just stick to the far right. lol

At least not car crash tv😉

Puzo lol