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Driving Rules and the Police
As you drive around the cities you must be careful to obey the traffic rules. If you break a law you will get a warning message on the screen.
If it says Drive Carefully you should make sure you are not breaking any laws. If you see the policewoman's head as well then you should be
very careful! The police will stop you if you drive very badly or if you keep getting warning messages. If you break a law the Police Activity
will start. The laws that are enforced by the Drive Across America police force are:
• Driving on the pavement
• Hitting objects
• Smashing into buildings
See the instructions for the Police Activity in Chapter 4 to find out more about this.
The Speedometer, the Fuel Gauge and the Car Damage Meter
In the bottom left hand corner of the screen is the speedometer, the fuel gauge and the car damage meter. The
speedometer shows you how fast you are travelling so keep an eye on this to avoid being caught by the police.
Keep an eye on the fuel gauge. Make sure you visit a Gas Station before you run out of fuel. If you do run out,
you will automatically go to the Gas Station. If you run out of points and fuel, the game is over.
The car damage meter shows the state of your car. Each time you hit something while driving you
will damage the car. This will be recorded on the meter. Big hits will do more damage than little hits.
To repair the damage you can drive to the Garage (see chapter 4). If your car damage reaches
maximum you will automatically be taken to the Garage since you can't drive with a wrecked car!
Learning Activities
There are many activity stops in the cities, marked by a floating balloon. To enter the activities, stop
the car outside the building and press the Enter button on the driving wheel or the Space Bar. When
you leave an activity you will go back to your car in the place that you left it.
• Running traffic lights
• Crashing into other cars
• Driving too fast
• Driving across a park or other pedestrian area
• Driving on the wrong side of the road
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