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Speed limits by country

March 04, 2023

A speed limit is the limit of speed allowed by law for road vehicles, usually the maximum speed allowed. Occasionally, there is a minimum speed limit.[1] Advisory speed limits also exist, which are recommended but not mandatory speeds. Speed limits are commonly set by the legislative bodies of national or local governments.

Highest-posted speed limits around the world. Kilometres per hour are on the left and miles per hour on the right. (One or other is rounded in each case.)

Overview

The following tables show various jurisdictions' default speed limits (where applicable) that apply to different types of vehicles travelling on three different types of road. Actual speed limits may range beyond these values. Speeds are listed in kilometres per hour unless otherwise stated. The enforcement tolerance is specified in km/h or percentage above the stated limit. For the United Kingdom and the United States, the speed limit is still listed in miles per hour.[fn 1]

Germany is the only country where some motorways do not have a maximum speed limit. The 130 km/h is sign-posted as a general advisory speed limit for motorways in the entry of the country. Due to those Autobahns, Germany is considered a country without a general speed limit on its highways.[2] The Isle of Man is the only jurisdiction without a general speed limit on rural two-lane roads.

Definitions

Numerous countries have a different general speed limit for urban roads than on remaining roads. Such differences exist since the beginning of the 20th century, in countries such as United Kingdom and France. This concept is formally defined as road within built-up area in various regulations, including Vienna convention, even if UK has re-branded them as street lighted or restricted area. More informally they are known as urban road. In 2017, most of all IRTAD countries have a default speed limit in urban roads of 50 km/h, with various lower speeds, for instance, in the Netherlands, 70% of the urban roads are limited to 30 km/h.[3]

Some countries, for instance the US, India or China, do not have a specific urban road maximum speed.

Different speed limits exist for heavy good vehicles (HGV) but the limit for HGV is country dependent: while most Eurasian and American countries might use the Vienna convention's 3.5-tonne limit, other countries in North America, China, India, Australia or Ireland might use different weight limits.

Countries

Country Within towns Controlled-access highway/ motorway/ expressway Outside built-up areas/regional highways Automobiles & motorcycles Lorries or automobiles with trailer Enforcement tolerance
  Albania[4][5] 40 110 80 80–90 60–70
  Argentina 40–60 100–130 80 80–110 80
  Australia[6] 40–60 100–130[fn 2] 100[fn 3] 100–110[fn 2] 100[fn 3] 3 in Victoria, 10% over speed limit in other states
  Austria[7] 50 130 80–100 100 80–100
  Azerbaijan[8] 40–60 110 90
  Belarus 60 120 (  90) [9] 90 90 70
  Belgium[10] 20–50 70-120[11] 90 70–90 70–90 6 km/h up to 100 km/h, 6% over
  Bosnia and Herzegovina[12] 50[13] 130 (motorways)
100 (expressways)		 80 80 80
  Brazil 40–70 80–120 80-100 80–110 80 (90 for buses)
  Brunei 50 100 80 80 80
  Bulgaria[14] 50 140 (  100) 100 90 (  80) 80
  Canada[15] 20-80 (15-50 mph) 30[fn 4]–120[16] (19-75 mph) 30–120 (19-75) depends on province Officially 0 (fines specified for 1 km/h over in Alberta[17]), unofficially 20%-40% depending on officer
  Chile 50 120 (automobiles & motorcycle)
100 (interurban bus only)		 60 60 90 5 km/h
  China 30–60 100–120 80 60–80 80–100 (80–110 for Buses)[18] 20% of speed limit in highways and 50% of speed limit within towns and outside built up area
—  Hong Kong[19] 50 100–110[20] 70 50–80 50–70 10 km/h
—  Macau 20–60 60–80 N/A 50–80 N/A
—  Taiwan 40–60 100–110 80–90 50–80 60–80 0
  Costa Rica 45 80–100 80 60 60
  Croatia 50 130 (motorways)
110 (expressways)		 80 90 80 10 km/h up to 100 km/h; 10% over
  Cyprus[21] 30–50 100 100 80 80
  Czech Republic[22] 50 80 (urban expressways & motorways)

110 (expressways)
130 (motorways)

80 90 80 0
  Denmark[23] 30 - 50 110 - 130 80 80 70 (80 for buses)
—  Faroe Islands 50 80
—  Greenland 50 80
  Estonia 50 90–120[24][25] 90 90–120 90
  Finland[26] 50 80–120[fn 5] 80 80 80
—  Åland 50 70–90
  France[27] 50 110 (100 in rain) (expressways)
130 (110 in rain) (motorways)		 80–90 80–90 60[fn 6]–90 5 km/h up to 100 km/h; 5% above 100 km/h
  Georgia[28] 60 (20 in residential areas) 110 80 90 70
  Germany[29] 50 None, recommended speed 130 km/h.[fn 7] 80–100[fn 8] 100 60 (trucks)
80		 3 km/h up to 100 km/h; 3% over
  Greece[30] 50 110 (expressways)

130 (motorways)

80 90 70
  Hungary[31] 50 (in general)

30 (in residential areas) 60-70 (on main roads)

110 (expressways)

130 (motorways)

90 90–110 70 15 km/h up to (and including) 100 km/h; 20 km/h over
  Iceland 50 N/A N/A 90 (paved roads) / 80 (gravel roads)[32] 80
  India 50 120 40 80 65
  Indonesia 30-60 80–100 80–100 60–80 60–80 0
  Iran 50 70–120 70–110 70–110 70–110
  Ireland[33] 30–50 120 90 80–100 80
  Israel[34] 50 100–120 90 80–90 80 10
  Italy 50 130 (110 in adverse weather) (motorways)

110 (expressways)

80 90 70
  Japan 30-60 100–120
70–80 (single-lane expressways)		 80 30 (~50cc), 30-60 (50cc~) 50–80
  Kazakhstan[35] 60 140 110
  South Korea 30–60[36] 80–120 80 80–90 40–60
  Latvia[37] 50 90–110 80–90 80–90 80
  Lebanon 50 100
  Liechtenstein[38] 50 N/A N/A 80 80
  Lithuania[39] 50 110–130 90 70–90 70–90
  Luxembourg[40] 50 130 (110 in rain) 90 90 75
  Macedonia 50 120 80–100
  Malaysia 30–60 110 80–90 70–90[fn 9] 70–80
80-90 (in expressway)
  Malta[41] 30–50 80 60
  Mexico[42] 20–50 100–110 80–95[43] 70–90 80–95
  Netherlands[44] 50 (30 in residential areas, in 70% or urban streets[45]) 80–130[fn 10][fn 11] (motorways)
100 (expressways)		 80 80 80 7 km/h
  New Zealand[46] 30-50 100-110 60-100 100 (30-90 when towing, depending on vehicle)[47] 90 (80 school buses) 10 (school zones, 4)[48]
  Norway[49] 50 100–110 80 80 80
  Pakistan 40 100–120 100 50–80 100
  Peru 50 100 100 (90 buses) 60–100 70–80
  Philippines 60 120 80 80–120 80–120
  Poland 50 100 (single-lane expressways)
120 (dual-lane expressways)
140 (motorways)		 90 90 (single-lane)
100 (dual-lane)		 70
  Portugal 50 120 100 90–100 70–80
  Romania[50] 50 (in certain areas as low as 25) 130 (motorways)

120 (expressways)

80 (expressways in mountainous areas)

90 (100 on highways designated as European Roads) 90–100 70–90 9
—  Moldova 50 No such highways 90 (110 in certain areas only) 90-110 70 9
  Russia 60 (20 in residential areas) 110-130 90 90 70–90 20
  Serbia 50 100 (expressways)

130[51] (motorways)

80 80 80
  Singapore 50 90 60 80–90 60 10
  Slovakia[52] 50 130 (100 in built-up areas)

100 (Single line expressways)

90 90 90
  Slovenia[53] 50 130 80–100 90 80
  South Africa 60 120 80-100 80–100 80–100
  Spain[54] 30-50 120[fn 12] 80–90 90 80 7 km/h up to 100 km/h; 7% over
  Sweden[55] 30–50 110–120 80–90 70–100 70–80
  Switzerland[56] 50 100 (expressways)

120 (motorways)

80 80 80 0
  Thailand 60-80 80-120 100 90 80
  Turkey 50 110 (expressways)(  90 if L3)

130-140 (motorways) [fn 13][57]

 85 (expressways)

90 (motorways)[citation needed]

 90 (  80 if L3) 80 10% over the limit
  United Arab Emirates 80 140-160 120-140 120 80
  United Kingdom[fn 1][58] 20/30 mph (32/48 km/h) 70 mph (112 km/h) (both motorways and dual-carriageways)[fn 14] 60/70 mph (96/112 km/h)[fn 15] dependent on class (motorways)
50/60/70 mph (80/96/112 km/h), ditto (trunk dual-carriageways)		 60 mph (96 km/h) 40/50/60 mph (64/80/96 km/h) dependent on class.[fn 15] 2–9 mph dependent on limit and jurisdiction.[fn 16] Patrol officers use own discretion.
—  Gibraltar[59] 30–50 N/A N/A N/A N/A
—  Isle of Man[fn 1] 30 mph (48 km/h) N/A No limit[60] N/A
  United States[fn 17] 15–55 miles per hour (24–89 km/h)) 55–85 miles per hour (89–137 km/h)[fn 18][fn 19] 40–65 miles per hour (64–105 km/h)[fn 20] Restrictions only in some states, typically 5–15 mph lower. None formally, though state-dependent
  Venezuela 40–60 kilometres per hour (25–37 mph) 120[fn 21] 60–120 80 40–60
  Vietnam[61] 50-60 120 (  100) 60-90 60-80 60-80
  Zimbabwe 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) 80–120 kilometres per hour (50–75 mph) 80–120 kilometres per hour (50–75 mph)
 
  Usual interurban (non urban) speed limit in the European Union outside of motorways and outside of expressway
Legend:
   = 70 km/h;    = 80 km/h,    = 90 km/h;    = 96 km/h (60 mph);    = 100 km/h
Source Europa.eu[62]
 
  National speed limits for heavy good vehicle (HGV) (>3.5 tonnes according to Vienna convention) in the European Union, on all roads including motorways
Legend:
   = 60 km/h;    = 70 km/h,    = 80 km/h,    = 90 km/h;    = 100 km/h;    = 110 km/h;    = 112 km/h (70 mph)
source Europa.eu[62]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Speed limits are posted in miles per hour.
  2. ^ a b Default speed limits in Australia vary between states and territories. See Speed limits in Australia for more details.
  3. ^ a b No special limit applies for automobiles with trailers. A 100 km/h speed limit applies for heavy vehicles with a gross vehicle mass of 12 tonnes or more. A 100 km/h limit applies for buses with a gross vehicle mass of 5 tonnes or more. In some Australian states, Road Trains are limited to 90 km/h. In some cases, over steep descents or other potentially dangerous stretches of road, heavy vehicles may have other special speed limits as indicated by signage.
  4. ^ Highway 1A has a maximum speed limit of 30 km/h in some undivided portions (single carriageway) near 51°10′11″N 115°39′31″W / 51.169832°N 115.658684°W / 51.169832; -115.658684
  5. ^ During winter motorways have a speed limit of 100 km/h or less. Also most roads with 100 km/h speed limit in summer have 80 km/h limit during winter.
  6. ^ Speed limit is 60 km/h for trailers on 2-lane non-priority roads.
  7. ^ Some sections are covered by speed limits, usually ranging from 80 to 130 km/h. It is usual for drivers involved in crashes who were exceeding the 'recommended' speed limit to be held to be at least partly at fault, regardless of the circumstances of the crash, and insurance companies have the right to withhold payment. Vehicles also must be able to go faster than 60 km/h.
  8. ^ Additional trailer checkup (TÜV) and special speed plaque required on vehicle.
  9. ^ The speed limit on Malaysian federal and state roads has been reduced to 80 km/h during festive seasons, starting from the 2006 Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
  10. ^ 130 km/h is the default, but on substantial sections the limit is 100 km/h in densely populated regions or 80 km/h on major city ring roads. Nationally, a 100 km/h speed limit applies between 6:00 and 19:00 as of 1 March 2020.
  11. ^ Cars or vans pulling a trailer with a total weight of less than 3.5 metric tons with the trailer weighing less than 750 kg are allowed to drive 90 km/h, except where a lower speed limit is posted.
  12. ^ 100 km/h for vans, 90 km/h for vehicles with a trailer weighing 750 kg or less, 80 km/h for vehicles with a trailer weighing more than 750 kg.
  13. ^ 140 kmph for higher standard, newer motorways: O-5, O-6, O-7, O-21 (Ankara-Niğde section only), O-33)
    130 kmph for older motorways: O-3, O-4, O-21 (Niğde-Tarsus section only), O-31, O-32, O-52
  14. ^ In general, non-urban, all-purpose (i.e. not limited to motor traffic, except in the case of "A(M)" roads) dual carriageways are subject to the same 70 mph limit for light vehicles as motorways, but lower limits (50 and 60 mph) are in place for heavy trucks, buses/minibuses and towing vehicles. These roads take the place of motorways where a high-traffic trunk route is required but building a motorway would be impractical for reasons of cost and/or geography. For instance, steeper or more winding alignments and less forgiving junctions than would be found on motorways necessitate lower limits for some stretches – as low as 30 mph in some cases, e.g. around Penmaenbach on the A55 in Wales, or a less severe 60 mph restriction on some parts of the A38 and A45.
  15. ^ a b Generally in the UK, lorries over a laden weight of 7500 kg are mechanically or electronically speed-limited to 56 mph (90 km/h) because of overriding European law, even on motorways where they are legally permitted (under UK law) to travel at 60 mph. Some heavier machines are further limited to 53 mph (85 km/h) for the same reasons, and carry warning plates to this effect. Some lorries or trucks with a laden weight between 3500 kg and 7500 kg are also speed-limited to 56 mph (90 km/h) on all roads. On non-motorway roads, heavier trucks are legally limited to 50 (single-carriageway) or 60 (dual carriageway) mph (80 and 97 km/h) except in scotland where they are limited to 40 (single-carriageway) or 50 (dual carriageway (as of 6 April 2015), Medium trucks and buses/commercial van-based minibuses to 50 and 60 mph (80 and 97 km/h), though the latter are further subdivided: some are allowed a motorway speed of 97 km/h (60 mph) and others 70 mph (113 km/h). Light commercial vans are subject to the same 60/70/70 mph limits as private cars and motorcycles, and towing cycles/cars/vans subject to medium truck 50/60/60 limits.
  16. ^ No blanket national guidelines exist, but most regional police forces are mooted to allow a 2 mph, 10%, or 10% + 2 mph tolerance (upper limits, IE these are the minimum speeds that will attract penalty), with no clear information on which level is in place in each jurisdiction. A driver on a 100 km/h 60 mph road may be able to sustain 102 km/h 61.9 or 113 km/h 67.9 mph without penalty either side of a border. 30 km/h 20 mph zones typically have an 8 km/H 5 mph tolerance to allow for poorer speedometer accuracy, increased difficulty of keeping to a constant low speed (and that these roads were typically under 50 km/H 30 mph limits until recently), and an understanding that the nature of a road attracting a 30 km/h 20 mph limit means drivers will need to be more vigilant and not "clock watching". Patrolling police officers not using static speed traps are free to make their own judgments depending on traffic, road conditions and driver behaviour - speeds in excess of 130 km/h 80 mph are often left unchallenged on free flowing trunk routes, but dangerously swift yet technically legal driving can still be prosecuted under separate statutes (dangerous driving, undue care and attention, etc), e.g. 100 km/h 60 mph on that same road in traffic and freezing fog.[citation needed]
  17. ^ Signs are posted in mph. Until recently, speed limit signs on a stretch of Interstate 19 in southern Arizona were the only ones based on the metric system. As part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the federal government funded a project where the state of Arizona replaced the km/h signs on that stretch with miles-based speed limit signs.
  18. ^ The state of Hawaii posts a 55 mph (89 km/h) speed limit on many Interstate highways.
  19. ^ One toll road near Austin, TX has a speed limit of 85 miles per hour.
  20. ^ The lower speed limit in large inner-cities may be as low as 45 mph (72 km/h) for example on I-90/94 which goes through Chicago. In many urban areas, controlled-access highways typically take 5 – 15 mph off the speed limit. For example, in Cleveland and Cuyahoga county, the speed limit is 60 mph (97 km/h). Once out of the county, the speed limit returns to 65 mph (105 km/h).
  21. ^ The exact limit is depended on road conditions therefore speed limits are set by transit authorities through signals. Ley de Transito Terrestre, 3 November 2007 Archived 1 January 2013 at archive.today.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Speed limits by country news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message A speed limit is the limit of speed allowed by law for road vehicles usually the maximum speed allowed Occasionally there is a minimum speed limit 1 Advisory speed limits also exist which are recommended but not mandatory speeds Speed limits are commonly set by the legislative bodies of national or local governments Highest posted speed limits around the world Kilometres per hour are on the left and miles per hour on the right One or other is rounded in each case Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Definitions 1 2 Countries 1 3 Footnotes 2 ReferencesOverview EditThe following tables show various jurisdictions default speed limits where applicable that apply to different types of vehicles travelling on three different types of road Actual speed limits may range beyond these values Speeds are listed in kilometres per hour unless otherwise stated The enforcement tolerance is specified in km h or percentage above the stated limit For the United Kingdom and the United States the speed limit is still listed in miles per hour fn 1 Germany is the only country where some motorways do not have a maximum speed limit The 130 km h is sign posted as a general advisory speed limit for motorways in the entry of the country Due to those Autobahns Germany is considered a country without a general speed limit on its highways 2 The Isle of Man is the only jurisdiction without a general speed limit on rural two lane roads Definitions Edit Numerous countries have a different general speed limit for urban roads than on remaining roads Such differences exist since the beginning of the 20th century in countries such as United Kingdom and France This concept is formally defined as road within built up area in various regulations including Vienna convention even if UK has re branded them as street lighted or restricted area More informally they are known as urban road In 2017 most of all IRTAD countries have a default speed limit in urban roads of 50 km h with various lower speeds for instance in the Netherlands 70 of the urban roads are limited to 30 km h 3 Some countries for instance the US India or China do not have a specific urban road maximum speed Different speed limits exist for heavy good vehicles HGV but the limit for HGV is country dependent while most Eurasian and American countries might use the Vienna convention s 3 5 tonne limit other countries in North America China India Australia or Ireland might use different weight limits Countries Edit Country Within towns Controlled access highway motorway expressway Outside built up areas regional highways Automobiles amp motorcycles Lorries or automobiles with trailer Enforcement tolerance Albania 4 5 40 110 80 80 90 60 70 Argentina 40 60 100 130 80 80 110 80 Australia 6 40 60 100 130 fn 2 100 fn 3 100 110 fn 2 100 fn 3 3 in Victoria 10 over speed limit in other states Austria 7 50 130 80 100 100 80 100 Azerbaijan 8 40 60 110 90 Belarus 60 120 90 9 90 90 70 Belgium 10 20 50 70 120 11 90 70 90 70 90 6 km h up to 100 km h 6 over Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 50 13 130 motorways 100 expressways 80 80 80 Brazil 40 70 80 120 80 100 80 110 80 90 for buses Brunei 50 100 80 80 80 Bulgaria 14 50 140 100 100 90 80 80 Canada 15 20 80 15 50 mph 30 fn 4 120 16 19 75 mph 30 120 19 75 depends on province Officially 0 fines specified for 1 km h over in Alberta 17 unofficially 20 40 depending on officer Chile 50 120 automobiles amp motorcycle 100 interurban bus only 60 60 90 5 km h China 30 60 100 120 80 60 80 80 100 80 110 for Buses 18 20 of speed limit in highways and 50 of speed limit within towns and outside built up area Hong Kong 19 50 100 110 20 70 50 80 50 70 10 km h Macau 20 60 60 80 N A 50 80 N A Taiwan 40 60 100 110 80 90 50 80 60 80 0 Costa Rica 45 80 100 80 60 60 Croatia 50 130 motorways 110 expressways 80 90 80 10 km h up to 100 km h 10 over Cyprus 21 30 50 100 100 80 80 Czech Republic 22 50 80 urban expressways amp motorways 110 expressways 130 motorways 80 90 80 0 Denmark 23 30 50 110 130 80 80 70 80 for buses Faroe Islands 50 80 Greenland 50 80 Estonia 50 90 120 24 25 90 90 120 90 Finland 26 50 80 120 fn 5 80 80 80 Aland 50 70 90 France 27 50 110 100 in rain expressways 130 110 in rain motorways 80 90 80 90 60 fn 6 90 5 km h up to 100 km h 5 above 100 km h Georgia 28 60 20 in residential areas 110 80 90 70 Germany 29 50 None recommended speed 130 km h fn 7 80 100 fn 8 100 60 trucks 80 3 km h up to 100 km h 3 over Greece 30 50 110 expressways 130 motorways 80 90 70 Hungary 31 50 in general 30 in residential areas 60 70 on main roads 110 expressways 130 motorways 90 90 110 70 15 km h up to and including 100 km h 20 km h over Iceland 50 N A N A 90 paved roads 80 gravel roads 32 80 India 50 120 40 80 65 Indonesia 30 60 80 100 80 100 60 80 60 80 0 Iran 50 70 120 70 110 70 110 70 110 Ireland 33 30 50 120 90 80 100 80 Israel 34 50 100 120 90 80 90 80 10 Italy 50 130 110 in adverse weather motorways 110 expressways 80 90 70 Japan 30 60 100 120 70 80 single lane expressways 80 30 50cc 30 60 50cc 50 80 Kazakhstan 35 60 140 110 South Korea 30 60 36 80 120 80 80 90 40 60 Latvia 37 50 90 110 80 90 80 90 80 Lebanon 50 100 Liechtenstein 38 50 N A N A 80 80 Lithuania 39 50 110 130 90 70 90 70 90 Luxembourg 40 50 130 110 in rain 90 90 75 Macedonia 50 120 80 100 Malaysia 30 60 110 80 90 70 90 fn 9 70 8080 90 in expressway Malta 41 30 50 80 60 Mexico 42 20 50 100 110 80 95 43 70 90 80 95 Netherlands 44 50 30 in residential areas in 70 or urban streets 45 80 130 fn 10 fn 11 motorways 100 expressways 80 80 80 7 km h New Zealand 46 30 50 100 110 60 100 100 30 90 when towing depending on vehicle 47 90 80 school buses 10 school zones 4 48 Norway 49 50 100 110 80 80 80 Pakistan 40 100 120 100 50 80 100 Peru 50 100 100 90 buses 60 100 70 80 Philippines 60 120 80 80 120 80 120 Poland 50 100 single lane expressways 120 dual lane expressways 140 motorways 90 90 single lane 100 dual lane 70 Portugal 50 120 100 90 100 70 80 Romania 50 50 in certain areas as low as 25 130 motorways 120 expressways 80 expressways in mountainous areas 90 100 on highways designated as European Roads 90 100 70 90 9 Moldova 50 No such highways 90 110 in certain areas only 90 110 70 9 Russia 60 20 in residential areas 110 130 90 90 70 90 20 Serbia 50 100 expressways 130 51 motorways 80 80 80 Singapore 50 90 60 80 90 60 10 Slovakia 52 50 130 100 in built up areas 100 Single line expressways 90 90 90 Slovenia 53 50 130 80 100 90 80 South Africa 60 120 80 100 80 100 80 100 Spain 54 30 50 120 fn 12 80 90 90 80 7 km h up to 100 km h 7 over Sweden 55 30 50 110 120 80 90 70 100 70 80 Switzerland 56 50 100 expressways 120 motorways 80 80 80 0 Thailand 60 80 80 120 100 90 80 Turkey 50 110 expressways 90 if L3 130 140 motorways fn 13 57 85 expressways 90 motorways citation needed 90 80 if L3 80 10 over the limit United Arab Emirates 80 140 160 120 140 120 80 United Kingdom fn 1 58 20 30 mph 32 48 km h 70 mph 112 km h both motorways and dual carriageways fn 14 60 70 mph 96 112 km h fn 15 dependent on class motorways 50 60 70 mph 80 96 112 km h ditto trunk dual carriageways 60 mph 96 km h 40 50 60 mph 64 80 96 km h dependent on class fn 15 2 9 mph dependent on limit and jurisdiction fn 16 Patrol officers use own discretion Gibraltar 59 30 50 N A N A N A N A Isle of Man fn 1 30 mph 48 km h N A No limit 60 N A United States fn 17 15 55 miles per hour 24 89 km h 55 85 miles per hour 89 137 km h fn 18 fn 19 40 65 miles per hour 64 105 km h fn 20 Restrictions only in some states typically 5 15 mph lower None formally though state dependent Venezuela 40 60 kilometres per hour 25 37 mph 120 fn 21 60 120 80 40 60 Vietnam 61 50 60 120 100 60 90 60 80 60 80 Zimbabwe 60 kilometres per hour 37 mph 80 120 kilometres per hour 50 75 mph 80 120 kilometres per hour 50 75 mph Usual interurban non urban speed limit in the European Union outside of motorways and outside of expresswayLegend 70 km h 80 km h 90 km h 96 km h 60 mph 100 km hSource Europa eu 62 National speed limits for heavy good vehicle HGV gt 3 5 tonnes according to Vienna convention in the European Union on all roads including motorwaysLegend 60 km h 70 km h 80 km h 90 km h 100 km h 110 km h 112 km h 70 mph source Europa eu 62 Footnotes Edit a b c Speed limits are posted in miles per hour a b Default speed limits in Australia vary between states and territories See Speed limits in Australia for more details a b No special limit applies for automobiles with trailers A 100 km h speed limit applies for heavy vehicles with a gross vehicle mass of 12 tonnes or more A 100 km h limit applies for buses with a gross vehicle mass of 5 tonnes or more In some Australian states Road Trains are limited to 90 km h In some cases over steep descents or other potentially dangerous stretches of road heavy vehicles may have other special speed limits as indicated by signage Highway 1A has a maximum speed limit of 30 km h in some undivided portions single carriageway near 51 10 11 N 115 39 31 W 51 169832 N 115 658684 W 51 169832 115 658684 During winter motorways have a speed limit of 100 km h or less Also most roads with 100 km h speed limit in summer have 80 km h limit during winter Speed limit is 60 km h for trailers on 2 lane non priority roads Some sections are covered by speed limits usually ranging from 80 to 130 km h It is usual for drivers involved in crashes who were exceeding the recommended speed limit to be held to be at least partly at fault regardless of the circumstances of the crash and insurance companies have the right to withhold payment Vehicles also must be able to go faster than 60 km h Additional trailer checkup TUV and special speed plaque required on vehicle The speed limit on Malaysian federal and state roads has been reduced to 80 km h during festive seasons starting from the 2006 Hari Raya Aidilfitri 130 km h is the default but on substantial sections the limit is 100 km h in densely populated regions or 80 km h on major city ring roads Nationally a 100 km h speed limit applies between 6 00 and 19 00 as of 1 March 2020 Cars or vans pulling a trailer with a total weight of less than 3 5 metric tons with the trailer weighing less than 750 kg are allowed to drive 90 km h except where a lower speed limit is posted 100 km h for vans 90 km h for vehicles with a trailer weighing 750 kg or less 80 km h for vehicles with a trailer weighing more than 750 kg 140 kmph for higher standard newer motorways O 5 O 6 O 7 O 21 Ankara Nigde section only O 33 130 kmph for older motorways O 3 O 4 O 21 Nigde Tarsus section only O 31 O 32 O 52 In general non urban all purpose i e not limited to motor traffic except in the case of A M roads dual carriageways are subject to the same 70 mph limit for light vehicles as motorways but lower limits 50 and 60 mph are in place for heavy trucks buses minibuses and towing vehicles These roads take the place of motorways where a high traffic trunk route is required but building a motorway would be impractical for reasons of cost and or geography For instance steeper or more winding alignments and less forgiving junctions than would be found on motorways necessitate lower limits for some stretches as low as 30 mph in some cases e g around Penmaenbach on the A55 in Wales or a less severe 60 mph restriction on some parts of the A38 and A45 a b Generally in the UK lorries over a laden weight of 7500 kg are mechanically or electronically speed limited to 56 mph 90 km h because of overriding European law even on motorways where they are legally permitted under UK law to travel at 60 mph Some heavier machines are further limited to 53 mph 85 km h for the same reasons and carry warning plates to this effect Some lorries or trucks with a laden weight between 3500 kg and 7500 kg are also speed limited to 56 mph 90 km h on all roads On non motorway roads heavier trucks are legally limited to 50 single carriageway or 60 dual carriageway mph 80 and 97 km h except in scotland where they are limited to 40 single carriageway or 50 dual carriageway as of 6 April 2015 Medium trucks and buses commercial van based minibuses to 50 and 60 mph 80 and 97 km h though the latter are further subdivided some are allowed a motorway speed of 97 km h 60 mph and others 70 mph 113 km h Light commercial vans are subject to the same 60 70 70 mph limits as private cars and motorcycles and towing cycles cars vans subject to medium truck 50 60 60 limits No blanket national guidelines exist but most regional police forces are mooted to allow a 2 mph 10 or 10 2 mph tolerance upper limits IE these are the minimum speeds that will attract penalty with no clear information on which level is in place in each jurisdiction A driver on a 100 km h 60 mph road may be able to sustain 102 km h 61 9 or 113 km h 67 9 mph without penalty either side of a border 30 km h 20 mph zones typically have an 8 km H 5 mph tolerance to allow for poorer speedometer accuracy increased difficulty of keeping to a constant low speed and that these roads were typically under 50 km H 30 mph limits until recently and an understanding that the nature of a road attracting a 30 km h 20 mph limit means drivers will need to be more vigilant and not clock watching Patrolling police officers not using static speed traps are free to make their own judgments depending on traffic road conditions and driver behaviour speeds in excess of 130 km h 80 mph are often left unchallenged on free flowing trunk routes but dangerously swift yet technically legal driving can still be prosecuted under separate statutes dangerous driving undue care and attention etc e g 100 km h 60 mph on that same road in traffic and freezing fog citation needed Signs are posted in mph Until recently speed limit signs on a stretch of Interstate 19 in southern Arizona were the only ones based on the metric system As part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act the federal government funded a project where the state of Arizona replaced the km h signs on that stretch with miles based speed limit signs The state of Hawaii posts a 55 mph 89 km h speed limit on many Interstate highways One toll road near Austin TX has a speed limit of 85 miles per hour TxDOT Approves 85 MPH Limit for Stretch of Toll Road The lower speed limit in large inner cities may be as low as 45 mph 72 km h for example on I 90 94 which goes through Chicago In many urban areas controlled access highways typically take 5 15 mph off the speed limit For example in Cleveland and Cuyahoga county the speed limit is 60 mph 97 km h Once out of the county the speed limit returns to 65 mph 105 km h The exact limit is depended on road conditions therefore speed limits are set by transit authorities through signals Ley de 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