2009 Official Visitor & Dining Guide for Greensboro, North Carolina - (Page 57) T R AV E L T I P S 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 front-seat 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. • If the vehicle is equipped with an active passenger-side front air bag, and the vehicle has a rear seat, then a child less than five years old and less than 40 pounds in weight must be properly secured in the rear seat unless the child restraint system is designed for use with a front air bag system. • Children less than age twelve are prohibited from riding in the open bed of a pick-up truck. • 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. 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” on a cell phone anywhere anytime in North Carolina. Alcohol Laws • The legal drinking age in North Carolina is 21. • Alcoholic beverages may be served until 2am standard or daylight time. • No alcoholic beverages may be purchased before 12noon 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. Piedmont Triad Employment by Industry Services: 36% Manufacturing: 18% Government: 12% Retail Trade: 11% Financial Activities: 7% Construction: 6% Wholesale Trade: 5% Transportation & Warehousing: 4% Other: 1% Important Telephone Numbers AAA-Carolina Motor Club 336-852-0506 or 336-544-0841 After Hours Veterinary Emergency Clinic 336-851-1990 Airport Welcome Center 336-665-5612 City of Greensboro Information 336-373-CITY 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 336-274-2282 Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department 336-373-2065 Greensboro Public Library 336-373-2471 Highway Patrol 336-334-5621 Police 24-Hour Information 336-373-2222 Ticketmaster 336-852-1100 Western Union 336-272-8950 Area Hospitals/Medical Care Centers 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 Care 5409 W. Friendly Ave. 336-218-0994 General Medical Clinic 3710 High Point Rd. 336-299-6242 Kindred Hospital 2401 South Side Blvd. 336-271-2800 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 Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center 501 N. Elam Ave. 336-832-1100 Moses Cone Urgent Care Center 1123 N. Church St. 336-832-4400 Occumed Walk-In Clinic and Urgent Care 1910 N. Church St. 336-574-0707 Primecare Family Medicine 3833 High Point Rd. 336-852-7530 Prompt Med at Battleground 3402 Battleground Ave. 336-545-1515 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 47° LOW: 28° FEBRUARY 52° LOW: 31° MARCH 60° LOW: 38° APRIL 70° LOW: 46° MAY 77° LOW: 55° JUNE 84° LOW: 63° JULY 88° LOW: 68° AUGUST 86° LOW: 67° SEPTEMBER 79° LOW: 60° OCTOBER 70° LOW: 47° NOVEMBER 60° LOW: 39° DECEMBER 51° LOW: 31° www.VisitGreensboroNC.com 57 http://www.VisitGreensboroNC.com
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