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First thing to remember, if you’re arriving fom North America or continental Europe is Australia drives on the left. It’s not quaint, cute or wrong — it’s just different.
Driving in Brisbane, unlike many other big cities, is pretty good despite what Brisbanites will tell you. While it’s true there’s a million people, and there’s a lot of construction, it rarely makes a big impact on the traffic conditions except for the occassional detour. And once you’re out of the city the roads are practically empty — by European standards anyhow. The only time driving can be a bit of a pain is at rush hour (approx. 7am-9am and 4pm-6pm), but even then it’s not horrendous.
Parking in the city is where the real pain begins. It is generally limited and can cost an arm and a leg, which is why it’s usually better to take transport into the city.
Driving in the suburbs can be confusing and every resident of Brisbane has a Refidex, a book of maps, to help navigate the winding, turning streets that seem laid out at the whim of the designer — very European, rather than New World. One reason for this is likely because Brisbane is full of hills so if you’ve rented a manual make sure you get used to hill starts early!
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