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Air Travel

Piedmont Triad International Airport is served by seven airlines. Greensboro: 665-5600
Winston-Salem: 721-0088 High Point: 454-3213 www.flyfrompti.com

Nearby metropolitan areas have major terminals:

Charlotte Douglas International. (704) 359-4910 or www.charmeck.nc.us

Raleigh-Durham International. (919) 840-7700 or www.rdu.com

Railroads & Buses

Passenger rail service is available through Amtrak. (800) 872-7245 or www.amtrak.com

Greensboro: J. Douglas Galyon Depot at 234 E. Washington St. Greyhound provides bus service. 272-8950 or (800) 231-2222

High Point: Greyhound, 100 Lindsay Place, 882-2000; Amtrak, 100 W. High St., 885-3382

Winston-Salem: Winston-Salem Transportation Center, 100 W. Fifth St., 724-1429; Amtrak (shuttle service to High Point), Winston-Salem State University, 601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Winston-Salem Transportation Center, (800) 872-7245

Burlington area: Greyhound, 315 W. Harden St., Graham, 226-4806; Amtrak, 101 N. Main St., Burlington, (800) 872-7245

Public Transit

Greensboro Transit Authority operates the city's bus service and maintains 14 daily routes as well as weekend and evening routes. Online: www.greensboro-nc.gov/Departments/GDOT/divisions/gta/routes/

High Point is served by the city's Hi Tran system, which includes 14 routes and Saturday service.
Winston-Salem Transit Authority offers more than 20 routes, Saturday and evening service.
727-2000, www.wstransit.com.

Service among the three municipal systems and to other Piedmont Triad counties is provided by the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART),
883-7278.

State Safety Laws

Headlights must be turned on when windshield wipers are in use, between sunset and sunrise, and when visibility is 400 feet or less.

Speeding in a work zone carries a $250 fine.

A blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent is grounds for conviction in North Carolina.

Drivers and all passengers, in the rear seat as well as in the front seat, ages 16 and older must wear seat belts.

Children must ride in a safety or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 80 pounds, whichever comes first. They must ride in the back seat, unless there is no back seat or the safety seat is designed for use with air bags.

Children younger than 8 are banned from ATVs; those 9 to 16 are limited to smaller, less powerful models. ATVs are banned from public streets.

Driver's Licenses

New residents must get a North Carolina driver's license within 60 days of establishing residence. People who move within the state have 60 days to get a corrected address license.

Residents must be 18 or older to get an original N.C. license. A resident can get a permit at 15 and provisional license at 16, but for teenagers to receive the provisional license, they must have a permit for one year. New residents must show proof of residence and take a vision test, a road-sign test and a written knowledge test.

Division of Motor Vehicles driver's license offices:
Guilford: 2527 E. Market St., Greensboro, 334-5745; 2391 Coliseum Blvd., Greensboro, 334-5438; 650 Francis St., High Point, 884-1003
Alamance: 111 E. Crescent Square, Graham, 570-6811 or 570-6812
Caswell: 958 Fire Tower Road, Yanceyville, 694-9498
Davidson: 2314 S. Main St., Lexington, 248-5179; 1033 Randolph St., Suite 16, Thomasville, 472-7334; Denton, Mobile Unit, Town Hall, 859-0464
Forsyth: 3637 N. Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, 761-2259; 2001 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, 761-2258; 910-E S. Main St., Kernersville, 993-5651
Randolph: 2754 U.S. 220 Business South, Asheboro, 629-1949
Rockingham: 308 E. Stadium Drive, Eden, 623-6528; 1226 N. Scales St., Reidsville, 634-5608; 421 S. Second Ave., Mayodan, 427-0478
Stokes: 111 W. Sixth St., Walnut Cove, 591-8173

License Plates
Car owners must register for a North Carolina plate if they have moved from out of state. Plates and renewal stickers for passenger vehicles cost a minimum of $28 and may cost more for personalized plates or if local surcharges are incurred. Proof of ownership is required to register an automobile.

Safety Inspection
All vehicles registered in North Carolina must have an annual inspection at a DMV-licensed service station, garage, dealer or other business. Cars less than 25 years old must pass a computerized emissions test in most Piedmont Triad counties.