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Table A4: laws and enforcement by country/area

types of Maximum default speed limits (km/h) National Predominant type of Country/Area modifications Enforcement law enforcement allowed urban rural motorways

Yes No a a a 4 − Afghanistan 90 km/h 90 km/h 90 km/h Yes Yes 40 km/h 80 km/h 110 km/h 4 Albania Manual and automated Yes No 60 km/h 90 km/h 120 km/h 5 Angola Manual Yes No b ~ 64 km/h No 5 ~ 32 km/h Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 110 km/h 130 km/h 5 Argentina Manual and automated Yes No c 90 km/h 110 km/h 8 Armenia 90 km/h Automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 100 - 130 km/h 100 - 130 km/h 8 Australia Manual and automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 100 km/h 130 km/h − Austria Automated Yes No 60 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 8 Azerbaijan Automated Yes No d d d 5 Bangladesh ~ 112 km/h ~ 112 km/h ~ 112 km/h Manual Yes No e e e 4 Barbados 80 km/h 80 km/h 80 km/h Manual Yes No 60 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 7 Belarus Manual and automated Yes Yes 50 km/h f 120 km/h 7 Belgium 90 km/h Manual and automated Yes No ~ 40 km/h ~ 88 km/h ~ 88 km/h 4 Manual No No − − − − − Benin Yes No 30 km/h 50 km/h 50 km/h 6 Bhutan Manual Yes Yes g g 80 km/h 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 40 km/h 80 km/h Manual Yes No h 80 km/h 130 km/h 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 km/h Manual and automated Yes Yes 60 km/h 80 km/h 120 km/h 8 Botswana Manual Yes Yes h i 110 km/h 6 Brazil 80 km/h 60 km/h Automated Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h 140 km/h 6 Bulgaria Automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h No 7 Burkina Faso Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 0 Burundi Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h 120 km/h 5 Cabo Verde Manual Yes No 40 km/h 90 km/h 100 km/h 5 Cambodia Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 110 km/h No 5 Cameroon Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 50 - 100 km/h 80 - 100 km/h 4 Canada Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 110 km/h No − − Central African Republic Yes Yes 60 km/h 110 km/h No 3 − Chad Yes Yes j 100 km/h 120 km/h 5 Chile 60 km/h Manual China Yes Yes 50 km/h 70 km/h 120 km/h 8 Automated Yes Yes 80 km/h 120 km/h 120 km/h 5 Colombia Manual and automated k − − − − 3 Comoros Yes Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 110 km/h No 4 − Congo Yes No l l l 6 Cook Islands 50 km/h 50 km/h 50 km/h Manual Yes No 50 km/h 60 km/h No 4 Costa Rica Manual Yes No 60 km/h 110 km/h 120 km/h 5 Côte d’Ivoire Manual Yes Yes m 90 km/h 130 km/h 7 Croatia 50 km/h Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h 100 km/h 7 Cuba Manual Yes Yes 65 km/h No 100 km/h 6 Cyprus Manual Yes Yes m 90 km/h 130 km/h 5 Czechia 50 km/h Manual Yes No n 90 km/h 120 km/h 3 − Democratic Republic of the Congo 60 km/h Yes o 50 km/h 80 km/h 130 km/h Denmark Yes Automated No No − − − − − Yes No 60 km/h 60 km/h 120 km/h 6 Dominican Republic Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 120 km/h 135 km/h 7 Ecuador Manual and automated Yes Yes 60 km/h 90 km/h 100 km/h 8 Egypt Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h No 6 El Salvador Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 110 km/h No 0 − Equatorial Guinea Yes No 60 km/h 100 km/h No 6 Eritrea Manual Yes Yes p 90 km/h q 7 Estonia 50 km/h No Automated Yes Yes r r r 6 Eswatini 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 70 km/h 100 km/h 2 Ethiopia Manual Yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h q 7 Fiji − Manual and automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 80 km/h 120 km/h 8 Finland Manual and automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h 130 km/h 8 France Automated Yes Yes 60 km/h 110 km/h No 1 − Gabon Yes Yes No km/h No No 3 Gambia Manual Yes No 60 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 6 Georgia Automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 100 km/h s − − Germany No Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h 100 km/h 4 Ghana Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h 130 km/h 3 Greece Manual Yes No ~ 32 km/h ~ 64 km/h No 6 Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 80 km/h 100 km/h 4 Guatemala Manual No − − − − − Guinea Manual Yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h 100 km/h 1 Guinea-Bissau Manual t No ~ 64 km/h ~ 64 km/h No 7 Guyana Yes Manual u No − − − 6 Honduras Yes Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h 130 km/h 6 Hungary Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h 100 km/h 7 Iceland Automated Yes Yes v v v 3 India 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 80 km/h 100 km/h 8 Indonesia Manual Yes No 60 km/h 95 km/h 120 km/h 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Manual and automated Yes No 60 km/h 100 km/h 120 km/h 2 Iraq Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 100 km/h 120 km/h 10 Ireland Automated Yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h 110 km/h 5 Israel Automated Yes Yes 50 km/h w 150 km/h 8 Italy 110 km/h Automated Yes No ~ 48 km/h ~ 80 km/h No 4 Jamaica Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 60 km/h 100 km/h 7 Japan Manual Yes Yes 90 km/h 120 km/h 120 km/h 7 Jordan Manual and automated Yes No x 110 km/h 140 km/h 7 Kazakhstan 60 km/h Automated Yes No 50 km/h 100 km/h 110 km/h 4 Kenya Manual Yes No 40 km/h 60 km/h 60 km/h 5 Kiribati Manual Yes No 45 km/h 80 km/h 80 km/h 3 Kuwait Automated Yes No 60 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 5 Kyrgyzstan Manual and automated Yes No 40 km/h 90 km/h q 5 Lao People’s Democratic Republic − Manual Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h No 7 Latvia Manual and automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 70 km/h 100 km/h 5 Lebanon Manual Yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h No 2 Lesotho Manual Yes No ~ 40 km/h ~ 56 km/h ~ 72 km/h 0 Manual Yes No 50 km/h 85 km/h 100 km/h 2 Libya Manual and automated Yes No y 90 km/h 130 km/h 7 Lithuania 50 km/h Automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h 130 km/h 7 Luxembourg Automated Yes Yes z No No 4 − Madagascar 50 km/h Yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h 100 km/h 4 Malawi Manual Yes Yes aa aa aa 6 Malaysia 90 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h Manual Yes No ab ab No 3 Maldives 30 km/h 30 km/h Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 4 Mali Manual Yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h No 4 Malta Automated Yes Yes 80 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 4 Mauritania Manual Yes No 90 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 6 Mauritius Manual and automated Yes Yes 20 - 70 km/h 20 - 90 km/h 45 - 110 km/h 4 Mexico Manual and automated ac yes ~ 40 km/h ~ 40 km/h ~ 40 km/h 3 (Federated States of) Yes Manual Yes No 60 km/h 80 km/h 100 km/h 5 Mongolia Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h 130 km/h 7 Montenegro Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 100 km/h 120 km/h 7 Morocco Manual and automated Yes No 60 km/h 120 km/h No 5 Mozambique Manual Yes No 48 km/h 80 km/h No 6 Myanmar Automated Yes No 60 km/h 120 km/h 120 km/h 4 Namibia Manual Yes No ad ad ad 2 Nepal 40 km/h 80 km/h 80 km/h Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 80 km/h 130 km/h 6 Netherlands Manual and automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 7 New Zealand Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h No No 3 Niger Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 80 km/h 100 km/h 6 Nigeria Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 80 km/h 100 km/h 10 Norway Manual and automated Yes No − − − 10 Oman Manual and automated Yes Yes 90 km/h 110 km/h 130 km/h 4 Pakistan Manual yes No 80 km/h 100 km/h 120 km/h 4 Panama Manual Yes No 60 km/h 75 km/h − − − Papua New Guinea Yes Yes 50 km/h 110 km/h 110 km/h 4 Paraguay Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 60 km/h 100 km/h 1 Peru Manual Yes Yes 40 km/h 80 km/h No 5 Philippines Manual Yes Yes ae 90 km/h 140 km/h 8 Poland 50 km/h Manual Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h 120 km/h 7 Portugal Manual Yes No 100 km/h 120 km/h 120 km/h 7 Qatar Automated Republic of Korea Yes Yes 80 km/h 80 km/h 120 km/h 8 Automated Yes No 50 km/h 110 km/h 110 km/h 8 Republic of Moldova Manual and automated Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h 130 km/h 7 Romania Manual Yes af 60 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 8 Russian Federation Yes Automated Yes Yes ag ag ag 8 Rwanda 80 km/h 80 km/h 80 km/h Automated Yes No ~ 24 km/h ~ 24 km/h ~ 56 km/h 0 Yes No ~ 56 km/h ~ 56 km/h q 9 − Manual Yes No 70 km/h 70 km/h No 6 San Marino Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h 120 km/h 2 − Sao Tome and Principe Yes No 80 km/h 120 km/h No 7 Saudi Arabia Automated Yes Yes No km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 5 Senegal Manual Yes Yes ah 100 km/h 120 km/h 6 Serbia 50 km/h Manual Yes No ai ai ai 6 Seychelles 25 - 80 km/h 80 km/h 80 km/h Manual Yes No aj ak 90 km/h 8 Singapore 70 km/h − Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h 130 km/h 7 Slovakia Manual Yes No al 90 km/h 130 km/h 7 Slovenia 50 km/h Manual am Yes − − − 5 Solomon Islands Yes Manual Yes Yes 40 km/h No No 1 − Somalia Yes Yes 60 km/h 100 km/h 120 km/h 6 South Africa Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h No No 3 South Sudan Manual Yes an 50 km/h 90 km/h 120 km/h 8 Spain Yes Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h 70 km/h 100 km/h 9 Sri Lanka Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h No 6 Sudan Manual and automated Yes No 40 km/h 80 km/h 80 km/h 5 Suriname Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 110 km/h 120 km/h 8 Sweden Automated Yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h 120 km/h 7 − Switzerland Yes Yes − − − 5 Syrian Arab Republic Manual and automated Yes No 60 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 9 Tajikistan Manual Yes No 80 km/h 90 km/h 120 km/h 5 Thailand Manual Yes No al 90 km/h 130 km/h 6 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 50 km/h Manual Yes No 50 km/h 90 km/h 120 km/h 5 Timor-Leste Manual No No − − − − Togo Manual Yes No 50 km/h 70 km/h 70 km/h 7 Tonga Manual yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h No 5 Trinidad and Tobago Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 5 Tunisia Manual Yes Yes 50 km/h ao ao 9 Turkey 110 km/h 120 km/h Manual and automated Yes Yes 60 km/h 90 km/h 110 km/h 10 Turkmenistan Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h 100 km/h No 7 Uganda Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h 90 km/h 130 km/h 3 − Ukraine Yes Yes ap ap ap 10 United Arab Emirates − − − Automated Yes Yes ~ 48 km/h ~ 96 km/h ~ 112 km/h 8 Automated Yes Yes 50 km/h No No 8 United Republic of Tanzania Manual Yes Yes ~ 32 - 128 km/h ~40 - 128 km/h ~40 - 128 km/h − of America Manual Yes Yes 45 km/h 90 km/h 90 km/h 6 Uruguay Manual and automated Yes No 70 km/h 100 km/h No 8 Uzbekistan Manual No No − − − − − Vanuatu No No − − − − Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Manual Viet Nam yes No 60 km/h 90 km/h 120 km/h 7 Manual and automated Yes No 50 km/h 80 km/h 110 km/h 2 West Bank and Gaza Strip Manual Yes Yes 60 km/h aq 120 km/h 6 Zimbabwe 80 km/h Manual

a. Speed limit set per vehicle type with a maximum speed limit of 90 km/h for fast moving vehicles, decreased by 20 km/h in mountain paths b. Applies in the City of Saint John's and in designated "speed limit areas" c. The limit in residential area is reduced to 60km/h d. Speed limit set per vehicle type with a maximum speed limit of 70 per hour (112 km/h) for light vehicles e. Speed limit set per vehicle type with a maximum speed limit of 80 km/h for specified vehicles including private motor cars f. The 90 km/h speed limit applies on rural areas in Brussels capital region and Wallon region while there is a 70 km/h speed limit in the Flemish region g. Can be increased to an unspecified speed under certain circumstances h. Can be increased up to an unspecified speed i. This limit applies to unpaved roadways while on undivided highway the maximum speed limit is 100 km/h for automobiles, light trucks and motorcycles j. Can be increased up to an unspecified limit under certain circumstances k. Traffic code refers to regulations to set maximum speed limits, regulations not available l. Speed limit applicable on any road, decreased to 30 km/h in reduced speed zones m. Can be increased up to 80 km/h n. Traffic signs may on certain public highways provide for a higher speed limit not exceeding 80 km/h o. Speed limits can be modified at local level by the road authorities and the police p. Can be increased up to 90 km/h on certain conditions q. No motorways in the country r. Speed limit for public roads is 100 km/h for a road with a surface of concrete, bitumen or tar and 80 km/h for other roads s. There is no maximum speed limit on motorways t. Speed limits set per vehicle type and road type - for motor cars, speed limits are: 30 mph (48 km/h) on restricted roads, 60 mph (96 km/h) on Timehri/Linden Highway and 40 mph (64 km/h) elsewhere u. Legislation refers to regulations to set maximum speed limits, regulations not available v. Speed limit set per vehicle type with a maximum speed limit of 100 km/h for passengers cars comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat w. 110 km/h for main suburban roads, 90 km/h for secondary suburban roads x. Can be increased up to 90 km/h y. Can be increased or decreased to an unspecified speed under certain circumstances z. Can be modified up to 80 km/h aa. Speed limit set per vehicle and road type with a maximum speed limit for passengers cars of 110km/h on highways and 90 km/h on other roads ab. Speed limit set per vehicle type with a maximum speed limit of 30 km/h for specified vehicles, except in designated areas with higher ac. Speed limit may be increased by the governor (Kosrae, yap) or by the director of the department of public safety (Pohnpei) ad. Speed limit set per vehicle type with a maximum speed limit of 80 km/h for specified vehicles including cars, and a maximum limit of 40 km/h in an area with dense settlement ae. 60 km/h from 23:00 - 05:00 af. Local authorities can modify national speed limits through the posting of speed signs ag. Speed limit set per vehicle type with a maximum speed limit of 80 km/h for passengers cars (not exceeding 3500 kg) ah. Can be increased to 80 km/h ai. Speed limits depend on the geographical area considered: the maximum speed limit is 40 km/h on roads in Greater Victoria and 80 km/h on any other roads; different speed limits are set for the island of praslin and la digue subject respectively to a 65 km/h and 25 km/h speed limit aj. Different speed limits are set in urban areas ranging from 30 km/h to 70km/h ak. No rural roads in Singapore al. Can be increased up to 70 km/h am. Speed limits are established locally per vehicle type and/or per road names or areas an. Road authorities can decrease speed limits on both urban and rural roads. Speed limits can only be increased on urban highways ao. Ministry of Interior can increase speed limits by 20 km/h for automobiles ap. Speed limits are established at subnational level per streets' names aq. A 120 km/h speed limits applies on roads having a bituminous surface coat of 6 metres of more in width