Speed limits by country
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A road speed limit is the limit of speed allowed by law for road vehicles, either maximum limit or minimum limit. 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 traveling on three different types of road. Actual speed limits may range beyond these values. Speeds are listed in kilometers per hour. The enforcement tolerance is specified in km/h above the stated limit. For the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, the speed limit is also listed in miles per hour
Miles per hour
Miles per hour is an imperial unit of speed expressing the number of statute miles covered in one hour. It is currently the standard unit used for speed limits, and to express speeds generally, on roads in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is also often used to express the speed of...

 in brackets:

Countries

country within towns automobiles & motorcycles (single carriageway) expressways
Limited-access road
A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...

/motorways (dual carriageway)
Truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...

s or automobiles with trailer
Trailer (vehicle)
A trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Commonly, the term trailer refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials....

outside built-up areas/highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

s
enforcement tolerance
 Albania 40 80-90 110 60-70 80
 Argentina 40-60 80-110 100-130 80 110
 Australia 10-70 100-130 80-130 100 80-130 6 in Victoria, 10% over speed limit in other states
 Austria 50 100 130 100 100
 Azerbaijan 60 90 110
 Belarus 60 90 110 (
90)
70 90
 Belgium 20-50 90 (sometimes 70) 120 60-90 90
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 80 130 (motorways)
100 (expressways)
80
 Brazil 40-70 80-110 80-120 80 (90 for buses) 80-100 7km/h when speed limit = or < 100 km/h and 7% when speed limit > 100 km/h
 Brunei 50 80 100 80 80
 Kingdom of Bulgaria 50 90 (
80)
130 (
100)
70 100
 Canada 30-80 60-100 70-110 60-100 70-110
 Mainland China 30-60 60-80 100-120 N/A N/A
 Macau 20-60 50-80 60-80 N/A N/A
 Hong Kong 50 30-80 70 (city) - 110 (some sections) 30-70 50-70
 Chile 40-60 80-100 100-120 100 100
 Costa Rica 45 60 80-100 60 80
 Independent State of Croatia 50 90 130 (motorways)
110 (expressways)
80 80 10% in all cases; additionally, outside towns there is no penalty for 10 km/h speeding
 Cyprus 50 80 100 80 100 20% unofficially (depends on police officer). tickets can be given from 1kph more than speedlimit
 Czech Republic 50 90 80 (urban expressways & motorways)
130
80 90
 Denmark 50 80 110-130 70 (80 for buses) 80
 Faroe Islands 50 80
 Greenland 50 80
 Estonia 50 90-110 90 90
 Finland 40-50 80-100 120 80 80
 Åland Islands 50 70-90
 Early Modern France 50 90
(80 in rain)
110 (100 in rain)-expressways
130 (110 in rain)-motorways
60-110 80-130
 Georgia (country) 60 90 110
 Germany 50 100 No Speed Limit
(130 recommended)
80
100
No Speed Limit
(130 recommended)
0%/not necessary on Autobahn
 Greece 50 90 (
70)
130 (
80)
80 (School buses 60) 80 (School buses 60)
 Hungary 50 90 110 (on expressway)130 (on motorway) 70 80 5 km/h
 Iceland 50 90 90 80 80
 India 50 80 80 65 50
 Indonesia 30-60 60-80 80-100 60-80 80-100
 Iran 50 70-110 70-120 70-110 70-110
 Republic of Ireland 30-50 80-120 120 80-100 80
 Israel 50 80-90 100-110 80 90 10
 Italy 50 (70 on urban fast traffic roads) 90 110 (100 in adverse weather)-expressways
130 (110 in adverse weather)-motorways
70 80
 Japan 40 50-60 80-100
70-80 (single carriageway expressways)
50-60 60-80
 Kazakhstan 70 130 280
 South Korea 30-80 60-80 80-120 40-60 80 10km/h over, reduced penalties less than 20 km/h over
 Latvia 50 90 90-110 80 80-90 Up to 10 km/h over the limit is tolerated on highways
 Lebanon 50 100
 Liechtenstein 50 80 80
 Lithuania 50 70-90 110-130 70-80-90 90
 Luxembourg 50 90 130 (110 in rain) 90 90
 Republic of Macedonia 50 80-100 120
 Malaysia 40-60 70-90 110 70-80 80-90
 Malta 25-45 60-80 60
 Mexico 30-70 80-110 100-110 95
 Netherlands 50 (built-up areas)
30 (residential areas)
80 80-130 (130 on some highways) (motorways)
100 (expressways)
80 80-90 3%
 New Zealand 50 100 100 90 90 4 km/h (school zones and holiday periods) or 10 km/h (otherwise) when enforced by police. Speed cameras have no tolerance but only ticket fastest 15%.
 Norway 50 80-90 100 80 (80 buses, 100 express buses) 80
 Pakistan 40-70 60-100 120 70-80 100 (90 buses)
 Philippines 60 80-100 80-100 80-100 80-100 Vehicles in expressways are allowed to exceed the speed limit up to 120 km/h.
 Poland 50 (60 at night) 90 (single carriageways)
100 (dual carriageways)
100 (single carriageway expressways)
120 (dual carriageway expressways)
140 (motorways)
70 80 10 km/h on motorways and expressways
 Portugal 50 90-100 120 70-80 100
 Kingdom of Romania 50
70 (some DN stretches)
90
100 (E-roads)
130 (motorways)
100 (expressways)
80
90 (E-roads)
90 (expressways)
110 (motorways)
10 km/h
 Russia 60/80/100 90-100 110 (
90)
70-90 90 10 km/h
 Serbia 50 80 120 80 100
 Singapore 50 80-90 90 60 60 10
 Slovakia 50 90-130 130 90 90
 Slovenia 50 90 130 (motorways)
110 (expressways)
80 80 7 km/h up to 100 km/h, 8 km/h between 100 and 150 km/h and 9 km/h above 150 km/h
 Saudi Arabia 40-80 100-125 120 80 80
 South Africa 60 80-100 120 80-100 80-100
 Spain 50 90-100 120 (from July 1st 2011) 70-80 80-90
 Sri Lanka 50 70 100 40 70
 Sweden 30-60 70-100(110) 110-120 80 80
 Switzerland 50 80-100 120 80 80 0
 Republic of China 40-60 50-80 100-110 60-80 80-90
 Thailand 60-80 90 120 80 100
 Turkey 50 90 (
80 if L3)
120(motorways)(
100 if L3)
110 (expressways
90 if L3)
80 90(motorways)
85(expressways)
%10 over the limit, except for motorways which have zero tolerance
 Ukraine 60 90 (
80)
110 (dual carriageway)
130 (motorway)
(
80)
70-90 80 20
 United Kingdom 30 miles per hour (13.4 m/s) (30 mph) 60 miles per hour (26.8 m/s) (60 mph) 113 (70 mph) (both Motorways and trunk Dual-carriageways) - 129 (80 mph) proposed for Motorways only from 2013 40 mile per hour (40-60 mph) dependent on class 97-113 (60-70 mph) dependent on class (Motorways)
80-113 (50-70 mph), ditto (trunk Dual-carriageways)
3–14 km/h(2-9 mph) dependent on limit and jurisdiction. Patrol officers use own discretion (normally 10% + 2mph).
 Gibraltar 30-50
 Isle of Man 48 (30 mph) No Speed Limit N/A N/A
 United States 40-89 (25-55 mph) 89 (55 mph) 89-129 (55-80 mph) Restrictions only in few states, typically 10 mph lower. 89-113 (55-70 mph) Dependent upon state and enforcement officer's discretion. Typically ~5MPH over in speed limit zones 50 and under and ~10MPH in zones 55 and over (highway speeds.) But can be as little as 1 MPH.
 Venezuela 50 80-120 No Speed Limit 40-60 60-120
 Vietnam 50 (
40)
80 (
60)
80 (
60)
70 70
 Zimbabwe 60 80-120 80-120

Footnotes

Europe

In some countries in Europe, traffic calming
Traffic calming
Traffic calming is intended to slow or reduce motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve the living conditions for residents as well as to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Urban planners and traffic engineers have many strategies for traffic calming...

is gradually becoming a regular part of urban traffic management, after a long evolution of opinions and attitudes towards car use and vulnerable road users. From 1980 regulations for 30 km/h zones were enacted and have been widely applied. New urban policies have been defined with a view to encouraging a switch from car use to public transport and non-motorised modes (cycling, walking), with the additional condition of lower speeds to improve safety of vulnerable road users, for example national policies such as "Sustainable Safety" in the Netherlands or "Vision Zero" in Sweden.
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