Comparison of European traffic laws
General
| Country code | Country | Speed limit on motorway (km/h) | Speed limit on dual carriageway (km/h) | Speed limit on single carriageway (km/h) | Speed limit in urban area | Permitted alcohol level (%) | Toll roads | Seatbelt required | Minimum child age (front seat) | Triangle required | First aid required | Fire extinguisher required | Spare bulb required | Minimum driver's age | Tow rope required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Austria | 130 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | N/A | Yes | Yes | Recommended | No | 17 | Yes |
| AL |  Albania | 110 | N/A | 90 | 40 | 0 | Yes[1] | N/A | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended | No | N/A | Yes | |
| AND |  Andorra | N/A | N/A | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | Front | 10 | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes | |
| B | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 120 | 120 | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | No[2] | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 (17 with supervision of parents) | Yes |
| BG |  Bulgaria | 140 | N/A | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | 10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | Yes |
| BIH |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 130 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 0.03 | Yes[3] | 12 | Yes | Yes | Recommended | Yes | 18 | Yes | |
| BY |  Belarus | 110 | N/A | 90 | 60 | <0.03 | Yes | Yes[4] | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | Yes |
| CH |  Switzerland | 120 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes | |
| CY |  Cyprus | 100 | N/A | 80 | 50 | 0.05 | All | 12 | Yes, 2x | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes | |
| CZ |  Czech Republic | 130 (urban 80) | 130 (urban 80) | 90 | 50 | 0 (tolerated 0.02) | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Recommended | Yes | 18 (17 for B1 cars) | Yes |
| D |  Germany [5] | no (130 recommended) | no (130 recommended) | 100 (no / 130 recommended with two or more lanes per direction) | 50 | 0.05 | No[6] | All | N/A | Yes | Yes | Recommended | No | 18 (17 with supervision of >30 years old driver) | Yes |
| DK |  Denmark | 130 | N/A | 80 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | N/A | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes |
| E |  Spain | 120 | 120 | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | N/A | Yes, 2x | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes |
| EST |  Estonia | N/A | 110 | 90 | 50 | 0 | All | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | Yes | |
| F |  France | 130 (rain/wet 110) | 110 (rain/wet 100) | 90 (rain/wet 80) | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | 10 | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 (16 with supervision of parents) | Yes |
| FIN |  Finland | 120 | N/A | 80 | 50 | 0.05 | No | All | 3 | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes |
| FL |  Liechtenstein | N/A | N/A | 80 | 50 | 0.08 | All | N/A | Yes | Yes | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes | |
| GB |  United Kingdom | 112 | 112 | 97 | 48 | 0.08
(0.05 Scotland) |
All | N/A | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended | No | 17 | Yes | |
| GR |  Greece | 130 | N/A | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | Yes | |
| H |  Hungary | 130 | 110 | 90 | 50 | 0 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Recommended | No | 18 (17 with supervision of someone with 10+ years drive-experience) | Yes |
| HR |  Croatia | 130 | 110 | 80 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Recommended | Yes | 18 | No |
| I |  Italy | 130 | 110 | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes |
| IRL |  Ireland | 120 | N/A | 100 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes[7] | All | N/A | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended | No | 17 | Yes |
| IS |  Iceland | N/A | N/A | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | All | 14 | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 17 | Yes | |
| L |  Luxembourg | 130 | N/A | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | All | 11 | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes | |
| LT |  Lithuania | 130 | 110 | 90 | 50 | 0.04 | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 16 | No | |
| LV |  Latvia | 90 | N/A | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | All | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | Yes | ||
| M |  Malta | N/A | N/A | 80 | 50 | 0.08 | Yes[8] | 11 | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes | |
| MC |  Monaco | N/A | N/A | 50 | 0.05 | N/A | 10 | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes | ||
| MD |  Moldova | N/A | N/A | 90 | 60 | 0 | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | Yes | |
| MK |  Macedonia | 130 | N/A | 80 | 60 | 0.05 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Recommended | Yes | 18 | Yes |
| MNE |  Montenegro | 120 | N/A | 80 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | Yes | |
| N |  Norway | 110 | N/A | 80 | 50 | 0.02 | Yes | All | N/A | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes |
| NL |  Netherlands | 130 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes[9] | All | 12 | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 (17 with supervision of someone with 5+ years drive-experience) | Yes |
| PT |  Portugal | 120 | 100 | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes |
| PL |  Poland | 140 | 100 (120 on expressways) | 90 (100 on expressways) | 50 (hours 5 till 23), 60 (hours 23 till 5) | 0.02 | Yes | All | N/A | Yes | Recommended | Yes | No | 18 (16 for B1 cars) | No |
| RO |  Romania | 130 | 100 (110 on expressways) | 90 | 50 | 0 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 (16 for B1 cars) | No |
| RSM |  San Marino | N/A | N/A | 70 | 50 | 0.08 | All | 12 | Recommended | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes | |
| RUS |  Russia [10] | 110 | N/A | 90 | 60 | 0 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | Yes |
| S |  Sweden | 110 | N/A | 70 | 50 | 0.02 | Yes | All | N/A | Yes | Recommended | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes |
| SK |  Slovakia | 130 | 130 | 90 | 50 | 0 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Recommended | Yes | 18 | Yes |
| SLO |  Slovenia | 130 | 100 | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Recommended | No | 18 | Yes | |
| SRB |  Serbia | 120 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 0.03 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | Yes |
| TR |  Turkey | 120 | 110 (cars) / 90 (rest) | 90 | 50 | 0.05 | Yes | All | 10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | Yes |
| UA |  Ukraine | 130 | 110 | 90 | 60 | 0 | Yes | All | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | Yes |
| Country code | Country | Speed limit on motorway (km/h) | Speed limit on dual carriageway (km/h) | Speed limit on single carriageway (km/h) | Speed limit in urban area | Permitted alcohol level (%) | Toll roads | Seatbelt required | Minimum child age (front seat) | Triangle required | First aid required | Fire extinguisher required | Spare bulb required | Minimum driver's age | Tow rope required |
See also
References
- ↑ "Global status report on road safety 2013: Albania" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Laws and Tips for Driving in Belgium - EUroadlegal.co.uk". EUroadlegal.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Global status report on road safety 2013: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Global status report on road safety 2013: Belarus" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Germany Traffic Code" (in German). www.gesetze-im-internet.de. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ "Laws and Tips for Driving in Germany - EUroadlegal.co.uk". EUroadlegal.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Laws and Tips for Driving in Ireland - EUroadlegal.co.uk". EUroadlegal.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Global status report on road safety 2013: Malta" (PDF). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Laws and Tips for Driving in Holland - EUroadlegal.co.uk". EUroadlegal.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2013. (There are two tunnels, in which you have to pay toll)
- ↑ "Russian Federation Traffic Code" (DOC) (in Russian). www.gibdd.ru. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
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