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Air Travel

Piedmont Triad International Airport was served by six airlines as of summer 2010. From Greensboro: 665-5666. Winston-Salem: 721-0088. High Point: 454-3213. www.flyfrompti.com. Airport Authority: 665-5600.

Charlotte Douglas International: (704) 359-4000 or www.charlotteairport.com.

Raleigh-Durham International:(919) 840-2123 or www.rdu.com

Railroads & Buses

Passenger rail service is available from Amtrak, 236 E. Washington St. (at the J. Douglas Galyon Depot). 272-6755, (800) 872-7245 or www.amtrak.com.

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

High Point: Greyhound, 100 Lindsay Place.  Amtrak, 100 W. High St. (No phone.)

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 15 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 12 routes and Saturday service. www.high-point.net/hitran/.

Winston-Salem Transit Authority offers more than 20 routes with Saturday and evening service. 727-2000, www.wstransit.com.

Service among the three municipal systems and other Piedmont Triad counties is provided by the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation, or PART. Administrative office, 7800 Airport Center Drive, Suite 102, 662-0002; Regional Hub, 602 S. Regional Road, Greensboro, 883-7278. www.partnc.org.

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 a DWI conviction in North Carolina.

Drivers and passengers ages 16 and older, in the rear seat as well as in the front seat, must wear seat belts. Children not required to ride in safety seats 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. Children 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 license.

Residents must be 18 or older to get an original N.C. license. A resident can get a permit at 15 and a provisional license at 16. To receive the provisional license, teens must have a permit for one year. New residents must show proof of residence and take a vision test, road-sign test and 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, (919) 715-7000.

Forsyth: 3637 N. Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, 761-2259; 2001 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, 761-2258;
810-A N. Main St., Kernersville, 993-5651.

Randolph: 2754 U.S. 220 Business South, Asheboro, 629-1949.

Rockingham: 111 Wilson-Way Road, Wentworth, 634-5608.

License Plates

Car owners must register for an N.C. plate if they have moved from out of state. Plates and renewal stickers for passenger vehicles cost at least $28 and may cost more for personalized plates or if local surcharges are incurred.