Always use turn signals, because the drivers behind you will give you the right of way if you do.

Remember that the person coming from the right has the right of way, unless he or she has a stop sign or yield (an inverted triangle with a red border and a white center) and you do not.

This works the other way as well; if you are coming from the right and don't have a stop sign or yield you have the right of way and people will expect you to take it -- if you do not, you may confuse those around you.

The final thing about driving that you have to remember is that people do not pass on the right on the highway. Always pull into the left lane (glance in the mirror first) lest the person you're coming up on swerve into your lane to give you room. See Rules of the Road & More Helpful Suggestions

Renting a car in a foreign land may seem a little scary, but it can also allow unparalleled freedom in your trip. Trains move from A to B, but a car lets you see (and dawdle around in) the smaller villages and towns of Italy. And if you plan on renting a villa, renting a car is almost a must.

Useful Links:

Italian Motorways Italy motorway website
Plan your journey Official site of Italian Motorways company. Interactive maps, motorway network, tolls and non-stop reports about traffic situation. real time traffic updates motorway webcams. Real time traffic congestion maps.

infoviabilita.it Realtime roads conditions in Italy.

Rent a car: Find a Car with WTF World Travelers Finder

Rent a car in Tuscany:

	Simply select your pick-up and return City or Airport and you can then select from a wide range of vehicles and budgets.
	Simply select your pick-up and return City or Airport and you can then select from a wide range of vehicles and budgets. http://www.avis.com
	Simply select your pick-up and return City or Airport and you can then select from a wide range of vehicles and budgets. http://www.e-sixt.com/
	Simply select your pick-up and return City or Airport and you can then select from a wide range of vehicles and budgets. http://www.thrifty.com

Florence Airport: Cars for rent
	http://www.avis.com (open 8:00 am/11:30 pm) phone: +39 055.315588
	Maggiore/National (http://www.maggiore.it/eng/master_eng.htm) (open 8:30 am/10:50 pm) phone: +39 055-311256
	Italy by car (open 8:30 am/9:00 pm Sat. and Sun. 9:00 am/9:00 pm) phone: +39 055-300413
	Hertz (open 8:30 am/10:30 pm Sat. and Sun. 9:30 am/10:30 pm) phone: +39 055-307370
	Europcar (open 9:00 am/6:15 pm - 8:00 pm - 10:45 pm) phone: +39 055-318609
	Sixt (open 8:45 am/1:45 pm - 2:30 pm/6:30 pm, Sun. 8:30 am/1:30 pm) phone: +39 055-2382480-1
	Thrifty phone: +39 050-45490
Pisa Airport: Cars for rent
	Autoeuropa phone: +39 050-506883
	Maggiore/National phone: +39 050-42574
	Italy by car phone: +39 050-45490
	Hertz http://www.herz.com phone:+39 050-43220
	Europcar phone: +39 050-41017
	Sixt phone: 050 46209
	Thrifty phone: +39 050-45490
	Avis http://www.avis.com phone:+39 050-42028
Liberty Rent International	Liberty Rent International http://www.libertyrent.it/en/default.htm phone: +39 050-48088 or +39 050-49500
Autoeuropa	phone:+39 050-506883
Europcar	phone:+39 050-41017
Italy by car	phone:+39 050-45490
Maggiore	phone:+39 050-42574

TAXI (Phone: +39)

Siena
0577-49222
0577-289350
0577-44504
Florence
055-4499508
055-4242
055-4390
055-4798
Pisa 050-541600
Arezzo
0575-382626
Prato
0574-5656
Pistoia
0573-24291
0573-21237
0573-24331
0573-27763
Lucca
0583-950623
0583-492691
0583-494989
0583-494190
0583-81305
0583-953420
0583-955200
Grosseto
0564-23325
0564-22393
0564-22478
0564-20005
0564-20420
Massa
0585-790500
0585-240328
0585-42300
0585-780045
Carrara
0585-72277
0585-634174
0585-857314
0585-71963
Livorno
0586-883377
0586-210000
0586-401294
0586-898094