International Speed Limits
1992
Maximun Legal Road Speeds for Passenger Cars:
Barbados .......... 37 mph 60 kph
Monaco ............ 37 mph 60 kph
Bahamas ........... 40 mph 65 kph
Malta ............. 40 mph 65 kph
Iceland ........... 43 mph 70 kph
Sri Lanka ......... 45 mph 72 kph
Costa Rica ........ 50 mph 80 kph
Dominican Republic 50 mph 80 kph
Egypy ............. 50 mph 80 kph
Fiji .............. 50 mph 80 kph
Singapore ......... 50 mph 80 kph
Tanzania .......... 50 mph 80 kph
Venezuela ......... 50 mph 80 kph
Jamaica ........... 50 mph 81 kph
Irish Republic .... 55 mph 89 kph
Andorra ........... 56 mph 90 kph
Israel ............ 56 mph 90 kph
Norway ............ 56 mph 90 kph
Romania ........... 56 mph 90 kph
Turkey ............ 56 mph 90 kph
Argentina ......... 62 mph 100 kph
Cyprus ............ 62 mph 100 kph
Denmark ........... 62 mph 100 kph [1]
Greece ............ 62 mph 100 kph
Japan ............. 62 mph 100 kph
Kenya ............. 62 mph 100 kph
South Korea ....... 62 mph 100 kph
Morocco ........... 62 mph 100 kph
New Zealand ....... 62 mph 100 kph
Thailand .......... 62 mph 100 kph
Tunisia ........... 62 mph 100 kph
Australia ......... 68 mph 110 kph [2]
Canada ............ 68 mph 110 kph [3]
Czechoslovakia .... 68 mph 110 kph
Mexico ............ 68 mph 110 kph
Poland ............ 68 mph 110 kph
Sweden ............ 68 mph 110 kph [4]
United Kindom ..... 70 mph 113 kph [5]
Belgium ........... 75 mph 120 kph
Bulgaria .......... 75 mph 120 kph
Finland ........... 75 mph 120 kph
Hungary ........... 75 mph 120 kph
Luxembourg ........ 75 mph 120 kph
Netherlands ....... 75 mph 120 kph
Portugal .......... 75 mph 120 kph
Spain ............. 75 mph 120 kph
South Africa ...... 75 mph 120 kph
Switzerland ....... 74 mph 120 kph
Austria ........... 81 mph 130 kph
France ............ 81 mph 130 kph [6]
Italy ............. 81 mph 130 kph [7]
Germany ........... Unlimited [8]
India ............. Unlimited
Philippines ....... Unlimited [9]
Notes:
Prior to their disintehration, the Soviet Union allowed a maximum speed of
80 kph (56mph) and Yugoslavia allowed a maximum speed of 120 kph (75mph)
[1] 80 kph (50mph) in the Faroe Islands
[2] Allowed in Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia;
100 kph (62mph) in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern
Territory
[3] Allowed in Alberta; 100 kph (62mph) in the other provinces
[4] Reduced to 90 kph (56 mph) from mid-June until mid-August
[5] Allowed in England, Scotlamd, Wales and Northern Ireland;
60 mph in Hong Kong, 50 kph (31mph) in Gibraltar
30 mph in the Virgin Islands and 20 mph in Bermuda
[6] Reduced to 110 kph (68mph) in rain, snow, etc.
[7] Reduced to 110 kph (68mph) on weekends and during certain holiday periods
and at all times for passenger cars under 1100 cc engine capacity
[8] 100 kph (62mph) in eastern Germany
[9] 60 mph according to the posted signes, however, enforcement is nonexistent
Data gatherd by NMA Member Alan Saeger
Source: May/June 1992 NMA News
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