Greensboro, NC 2008 Official Visitor & Dining Guide - (Page 9) • Travel Tips & Visitor Information IMPORTANT INFORMATION SPEED LIMITS • The citywide speed limit is 35 mph unless otherwise posted. • School zone speed limits are 25 mph or as posted. • The statewide speed limit is 55 mph outside city limits unless otherwise posted. NORTH CAROLINA SAFE ROAD LAWS North Carolina law requires that: • Driver may turn right on red unless otherwise posted. • Seat belts are required for all frontseat drivers and passengers. • Children under age 8 and weighing less than 80 lbs. must ride in a child-restraint device that meets federal standards. • All children up to age 16 must wear an age-appropriate restraint device regardless of where they sit in the car. • Drivers who allow children under 16 to ride unrestrained face two points on their license. • Drivers must use headlights whenever windshield wipers are used for inclement weather. • Motorcyclists are required to wear a helmet and use headlights at all times. • If they can safely do so, motorists must move over to one lane away from any law enforcement or other emergency vehicle that is on the side of the highway. ALCOHOL LAWS • The legal drinking age in North Carolina is 21. • Alcoholic beverages may be served until 2 a.m. standard or daylight time. • No alcoholic beverages may be purchased before 12 noon on Sunday. • All alcoholic beverages are sold in state-controlled ABC stores, except for beer and wine which may be purchased in wine specialty shops or convenience and grocery stores. TAx RATES Guilford County sales tax is 6.75 percent. Greensboro hotel/motel room tax is 6 percent. 24 HOUR TRAVEL INFORMATION Travelers can now access current travel information by dialing "511" from a cell phone anywhere anytime in North Carolina. GUILFORD COUNTY EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY Services: 34% Manufacturing: 20% Government: 12% Retail Trade: 11% Financial Activities: 7% Transportation & Warehousing: 6% Construction: 5% Wholesale Trade: 5% Other: 1% IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS AAA-Carolina Motor Club 336-852-0506 After Hours Veterinary Emergency Clinic 336-851-1990 Airport Welcome Center 336-665-5612 City of Greensboro Information 336-373-2065 City of Greensboro Planning Department 336-373-2144 Driver’s License Bureau 336-334-5745 Emergency 911 Greensboro Area Chamber of Commerce 336-387-8300 Greensboro Coliseum Complex 336-373-7400 Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau 800-344-2282 Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department 336-373-2574 Greensboro Public Library 336-373-2471 Highway Patrol 336-334-5621 Police 24-Hour Information 336-373-2222 Ticketmaster 336-852-1100 AREA HOSPITALS/ MEDICAL CARE CENTERS: Battleground Urgent Care 3402 Battleground Ave., 336-545-1515 Cone Behavioral Health Systems 700 Walter Reed Dr., 336-832-9600 Cornerstone Urgent Care 4590 Premier Dr., 336-802-2222 Eagle Walk-In Clinic at Guilford College 603 Dolley Madison Rd., 336-852-1915 Friendly Urgent & Family Care 5409 W. Friendly Ave., 336-218-0994 Lake Jeanette Urgent Care 1309 Lee’s Chapel Rd., 336-286-5505 Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Trauma Center) 1200 N. Elm St., 336-832-7000 Occumed Walk-In Clinic and Urgent Care 1910 N. Church St., 336-574-0707 Primecare Family Medicine 3833 High Point Rd., 336-852-7530 Urgent Medical Care 102 Pomona Dr., 336-299-0000 Wesley Long Community Hospital 501 N. Elam Ave., 336-832-1000 The Women’s Hospital of Greensboro 801 Green Valley Rd., 336-832-6500 Average Monthly Temperatures January February March April May June July August September October November December 52° Low: 31° 56° Low: 34° 60° Low: 36° 70° Low: 46° 73° Low: 52° 80° Low: 62° 89° Low: 69° 81° Low: 65° 78° Low: 60° 68° Low: 45° 57° Low: 40° 48° Low: 31° * See discount coupons, inside back cover. www.VisitGreensboroNC.com 9 http://www.VisitGreensboroNC.com
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