Bermuda-Specific Road Conditions and Local Driving Customs
Narrow, winding, shared roads
Bermuda's roads are famously narrow, often without pavements, and frequently bounded by walls, hedges or drops. Two vehicles passing can require one to slow or yield. Blind bends and crests are common, so keep left and be ready to stop. Rain makes the surface slick, especially where shade keeps the road damp, and the island's sub-tropical storms can reduce visibility quickly.
Local customs and shared space
Expect to share the road with cyclists, pedestrians, horse riders and the occasional farm animal. The courtesy wave and a willingness to give way are part of local driving culture; assertiveness causes problems on roads with no room to spare. Roundabouts are common at junctions and must be taken clockwise. Speed limits are low and strictly enforced, and roadside checks are frequent.
Traps
Questions often test whether you understand that the default is to yield on narrow roads. Another favourite: the assumption that a road is one-way when it is not, or that a wide road continues wide around a blind bend. Watch for questions about overtaking on narrow lanes - the safe answer is almost always not to. Also note that a horn should be used only as a warning, never as a rebuke.
Worked example
You meet an oncoming car on a single-track section with a passing place on your left. The safest action is to pull into the passing place and let the other driver through, rather than forcing them to reverse.