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File:World Speed Limits.svg
Highest-posted speed limits around the world. Kilometres per hour are on the left and miles per hour on the right.*

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.

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. The enforcement tolerance is specified in km/h or percentage above the stated limit.

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 the Vienna Convention, even if the UK has re-branded them as street lighted or restricted areas. More informally they are known as urban roads. 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 goods vehicles (HGV) but the limits for HGVs are 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

(Speed limits are indicated in kilometers per hour (km/h), except as noted.) Template:Sticky header

Country Within towns Controlled-access highway/ motorway/freeway/expressway Interurban roads outside built-up areas/regional highways Automobiles & motorcycles Lorries or automobiles with trailer Enforcement tolerance
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania[4][5] 40 110 80 80–90 60–70 10 km/h
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 40–60 100–130 80 80–110 80 10 km/h
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia[6] 40–60 100-110[fn 1] 100-130[fn 2] 100–110[fn 1] 100 [fn 2] Varies by state/territoryTemplate:Refn
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria[7] 50 130 100 100 70/80 3 km/h up to 100 km/h; 3% above
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan[8] 40–60 110 90 Up to 10 km/h
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 40 80 80 80 (Automobiles)

50 (Motorcycles)

50 10
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 50 100–120[9] 90 80 70 10
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 60 120 (motorcycles 90) [10] 90 90 70 N/A
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium[11] 20–50 90–120 90
70 (Flemish Region) 		70–90 70–90 6 km/h up to 100 km/h, 6% over
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina[12] 50[13] 130 (motorways)
100 (expressways)		 80 80 80 10 km/h[14]
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 40–70 80–120 80–100 80–110 80 (90 for buses) 10 km/h up to 110 km/h, 10% over, rounded to nearest integer[15]
File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 50 100 80 80 80 10 km/h
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria[16] 50 140 (motorcycles 100) 90 90 (motorcycles 80) 80 10 km/h
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada[17] 30–50 100–120[18] 60–100 depends on province Officially 0 (fines specified for 10 km/h over in Alberta[19]), unofficially 20%–40% depending on officer
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 30–50 120 (automobiles & motorcycle)
100 (interurban bus only)		 90 90 90 10 km/h
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 30–60 100–120 80 60–80 80–100 [20] 10% of speed limit
—File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong[21] 50 100–110[22] 70 50–80 50–70 10 km/h
—File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau 20–60 60–80 N/A 50–80 N/A 10 km/h
—File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 40–60 100–110 80–90 50–80 60–80 10 km/h
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 45 80–100 80 60 60 10 km/h
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 50 130 (motorways)
110 (expressways)		 80 90 80 10 km/h up to 100 km/h; 10% over
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus[23] 30–50 100 100 80 80 10 km/h
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic[24] 50 130 (motorways)
110 (expressways)
80 (urban expressways & motorways) 		90 90 80 3 km/h up to 100 km/h; 3% over
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark[25] 50 130 [fn 3] 80 80 80 10 km/h up to 100 km/h; 10% over (Only for lasers and cameras)
—File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 50 80 10 km/h
—File:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland 50 80 10 km/h
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 50 110–120[26][27] 90-100 90–120 90 10 km/h
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 60 100-120 90 90–120 (for automobiles)
90-100 (for motorcycles)		 60-70 (for trucks)
80-100 (for buses)		 20 km/h
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland[28] 50 80–120[fn 4] 80 80 80 10 km/h
—File:Flag of Åland.svg Åland 50 70–90 10 km/h
File:Flag of France.svg France[29] 50 110 (100 in rain) (expressways)
130 (110 in rain) (motorways)		 80–90 80–90 60[fn 5]–90 5 km/h up to 100 km/h, 5% above 100 km/h for fixed cameras; doubled for mobile radars
Template:Country data Georgia[30] 60 (20 in residential areas) 110 80 90 70 10
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany[31] 50 None, recommended speed 130 km/h.[fn 6] 80–100[fn 7] 100 60 (trucks)
80		 3 km/h up to 100 km/h, 3% over; differs for different speeding control methods
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece[32] 50 110 (expressways)

130 (motorways)

80 90 70 10
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary[33] 50 (in general)
30 (residential areas)
60–70 (main roads) 		110 (expressways)
130 (motorways) 		90 90–110 70 15 km/h up to (and including) 100 km/h; 20 km/h over
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 50 90[fn 8] 90 90 (paved roads) / 80 (gravel roads)[34] 80 10
File:Flag of India.svg India 50 up to 120, often lower 60 80 65 20
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 40-60 80-100 80 50-80 60–80 10% of speed limit within towns
20% of speed limit in toll roads.
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 50 70–120 70–110 70–110 70–110 20 km/h
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland[35] 30–50 120 80 (default but up to 100 where stated) 80 Trucks 90
Trailers 80		 Not defined.
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel[36] 50 100–120 90 80–90 80 20 km/h
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 50 130 (110 in adverse weather) (motorways)
110 (expressways) 		90 90 70 5 km/h up to 100 km/h; 5% above 100 km/h
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan[37] 30–60 80–120 (national expressways)
70–80 (single-lane expressways)		 60 30 (~50cc)
100-120		 80 (trailers)
90 (trucks)		 14 km/h with very few exceptions[38]
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 60 or less 120 80 80-120 80-100 20 km/h
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan[39] 60 140 110 20 km/h
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 30–60[40] 80–120 80 80–90 40–60 15 km/h
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia[41] 50 90–120 80–90 80–90 80 10 km/h
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 50 100 20 km/h
File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein[42] 50 N/A N/A 80 80 10 km/h
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania[43] 50 110–130 90 70–90 70–90 10 km/h
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg[44] 50 130 (110 in rain) 90 90 75 3 km/h below 100 km/h; 3% above 100 km/h[45]
Template:Country data North Macedonia 50 120 80–100 10
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 30–60 90–110 70–90 70–90[fn 9] 70–80
80–90 (in expressway)		 10
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta[46] 30–50 80 60 10
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico[47] 20–50 100–110 80–95[48] 70–90 80–95 20
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 50 No such highways 90 (110 in certain areas only) 90–110 70 20
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 40–60 120 100 100 85-90 10% up to 70 km/h, 7 km/h
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands[49] 50 (30 in residential areas, ca. 70% of urban streets (2008)[50]) 130 (motorways 19–6 h)[fn 10]
100 (motorways 6–19 h)
100 (expressways)		 80 80 80[fn 11][fn 12] 3 km/h
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand[51] 30–50 100–110 60–100 100 (30–90 when towing, depending on vehicle)[52] 90 (80 school buses) 10 (school zones, 10)[53]
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway[54] 50 100–110 80 80 80 10
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 40 100–120 100 50–80 100 20
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 30–50 80–100 100 (90 buses) 60–100 70–80 15
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines [55][56] 20–60 100[57] 40–80 40–80 30–50 20
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 50 100 (single-lane expressways)
120 (dual-lane expressways)
140 (motorways)		 90 90 (single-lane)
100 (dual-lane)		 70 / 80 10
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 50 120 90 90–100 70–80 10
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania[58] 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 30
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 60 (20 in residential areas) 110–130 90 90 70–90 20
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 120–140 80 (Trucks)

80-100 (Buses)

4 - 10 km/h on highways [59]
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 50 100 (expressways)
130[60] (motorways) 		80 80 80 0 km/h (No tolerance)
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 50 90 60 80–90 60 10-20
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia[61] 50 130 (100 in built-up areas)

100 (Single line expressways)

90 90 90 10
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia[62] 50 130 80–100 90 80 10
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 60 120 80–100 80–100 80–100 20
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain[63] 30–50 120[fn 13] 80–90 90 90

100 (buses)

3–7 km/h up to 100 km/h; 3–7% over, depending on measurement technique
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden[64] 50 110–120 70–90 70–100 90

80 (with trailer)

10
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland[65] 50, 30, 20 100 (expressways), 120 (motorways) 80 80 80 Only measurement tolerance: 3-14 km/h, depending on measurement method and speed limit[66]
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 60–80 80–120 100 90 80 25
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 50-70-82 110 (expressways)(motorcycles 90 if L3, 80 if L4, L5, or L7, 45 if L1 or L6)

120–130–140 (motorways) (motorcycles 100 if L3, 80 if L4, L5, or L7, 0 if L1 or L6)[67][fn 14][68]

85 (expressways)

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90 (motorcycles 80 if L3) 80 10% over the limit
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 50 (20 in residential areas) 110–130 90 90 70–90 20
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 80 140–160 120–140 120 80
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom[fn 15][70] 20 mph (32 km/h) some urban/residential areas and built up areas in Wales

30 mph (48 km/h) built up areas 40 mph on some roads in built up areas.

70 mph (112 km/h)
(for both motorways and dual-carriageways)[fn 16] 		60/70 mph (96/112 km/h)[fn 17] 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 17] 10% + 2mph recommended for enforcement, may vary
File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar[71] 30–50 N/A N/A N/A 35 for registered goods vehicles and buses 10
File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man[fn 15] 30 mph (48 km/h) N/A No limit[72] N/A 5 mph (8 km/h)
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States[fn 15] Script error: No such module "convert". (Varies by State) Script error: No such module "convert".[fn 18][fn 19] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".[fn 20] Restrictions only in some states, typically 5–15 mph lower. Varies by jurisdiction. Some states allow Script error: No such module "convert"., while automated enforcement is typically Script error: No such module "convert"..[73]
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Script error: No such module "convert". 120[fn 21] 60–120 80 40–60 5 mph (8 km/h)
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam[74] 50–60 120 (motorcycles 100) 60–90 60–80 60–80 20 km/h
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 10 mph (16 km/h)

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Footnotes

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  1. ↑ a b Default speed limits in Australia vary between states and territories. See Speed limits in Australia for more details.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 80 for trucks. 100 for buses, 80 for buses with trailers*. 130 for cars, 80 for cars with trailers* (*unless trailer is equipped with a tempo 100 sign. In this case the limit is 100.).
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Speed limit is 60 km/h for trailers on 2-lane non-priority roads.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Additional trailer checkup (TÜV) and special speed plaque required on vehicle.
  8. ↑ Route 41 is controlled-access with middle barrier outside built-up area, but still 90 km/h
  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 120 km/h or 100 km/h in densely populated regions or natural areas or 80 km/h on major city ring roads. A 100 km/h speed limit applies between 6:00 and 19:00 as of 1 March 2020 on most motorways, with a few exceptions in rural areas.
  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 applies.
  12. ↑ Buses have a speed limit of 80 km/h but T100-buses that have no standing places and in which all seats are equipped with seat belts have a speed limit of 100 km/h, except where a lower speed limit applies.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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
  15. ↑ a b c Speed limits are posted in miles per hour.
  16. ↑ In general, non-urban, all-purpose 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. For instance, steeper or more winding alignments and less forgiving junctions than would be found on motorways necessitate lower limits for some stretches.
  17. ↑ a b Generally in the UK, lorries over a laden weight of Script error: No such module "convert". are speed-limited to Template:Cvt even where they are legally permitted a higher speed. There are reduced limits for commercial vehicles and larger passenger vehicle. See Road speed limits in the United Kingdom
  18. ↑ The state of Hawaii posts a Script error: No such module "convert". speed limit on many Interstate highways.
  19. ↑ 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
  20. ↑ The lower speed limit in large inner-cities may be as low as Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert".. Once out of the county, the speed limit returns to Script error: No such module "convert"..
  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 Template:Webarchive.

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