Health care

Ambulance should be summoned in case of an accident or the victim should be taken to the nearest hospital. Ailing visitors may seek aid in the nearest outpatient clinic.
Foreign visitors without medical insurance will have to pay a standard fee for medical services. Information about medical services is available 24 hours at the country-wide number 94 39. Polish pharmacies are well-provided, but prescriptions are necessary for the majority of medications. In every bigger Polish city there is at least on pharmacy on night duty.

Roadside assistance

Emergency road service on the German and Dutch model provides breakdown assistance at the site of breakdown, tel. 0-801 122 222, for mobiles +(48 61) 831 98 00.
PZM. Road assistance of the Polish Motoring Association Club. (PZM), Telephone countrywide: 96 37.
Non – cash payment is possible for the club members affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Alliance International de Tourisme (AIT).

Traffic regulations

The traffic regulations in Poland are in line with the rules of the EU.
The most important ones are as follows:
speed limit in built-in area – 60 km/h
speed limit on motorways – 130 km/h
speed limit on expressways – 110 km/h
From November 1 to March 1, drivers are obligated to drive with their passing lights on. Motorcyclists are bound to observe this obligations throughout the year.
The violation of the driving regulations may end up in issuing a ticket and granting penalty points from 1 to 10. In the case of foreigners, information on their penalty points scored in Poland is passed on to respective offices in their countries. Foreigners pay tickets in cash.
Permissible alcohol level in blood is 0.2 permilles.
The driver and the passenger on the front seat are obligated to fasten their seatbelts while driving a car.
Drivers are forbidden to use mobile phones without a hands-free kit while driving a car. A vehicle should be equipped with a first aid kit, fire extinguisher and a warning triangle. Children below 10 years of age should travel in a child restraint.
In a built-up area, the control of vehicles can be carried out by police officers both dressed in uniforms and in civil clothes, during the day and at night. In open space at night, control of vehicles can be executed only by police officers in uniforms, and during the day also by police officers in civil clothes, standing in front of a police car located in a visible place.