- Comparison of European traffic laws
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CC Country Motorway1 2-carriageway1 1-carriageway1 Urban area1 Alcohol level2 Toll roads Seatbelt3 Kid age4 Triangle5 First aid5 Fire extinguisher5 Spare bulb5 Driver's age6 Tow rope5 A Austria 130 100 100 50 0.05 + All + + o 18 + AL Albania 90 40 0 o o o + AND Andorra 90 50 0.05 Front 10 + o o 18 + B Belgium 120 120 90 50 0.05 All 12 + + + 18 + BG Bulgaria 130 90 50 0.05 + All 10 + + + 18 + BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina 120 100 80 60 0.03 Front 12 + + o + 18 + BY Belarus 90 60 0 + Front 12 + + + 18 + CH Switzerland 120 100 80 50 0.05 + All + o o 18 + CY Cyprus 100 80 50 0.05 All 12 ×2 o o 18 + CZ Czech Republic 130 (urban 80) 130 (urban 80) 90 50 0 (tolerated 0.02) + All 12 + + o + 18 (17 for B1 cars) + D Germany 130 (recommended) 130 (recommended) with centre strip or solid centerline[1];
100 without100 50 0.05 All + + o 18 (17 with supervision of >30 years old driver) + DK Denmark 130 80 50 0.05 All + o o 18 + E Spain 120 120 90 50 0.05 All ×2 o o 18 + EST Estonia 110 90 50 0 All + + + 18 + F France 130 (rain/wet 110) 110 (rain/wet 100) 90 (rain/wet 80) 50 0.05 All 10 + o o 18 (16 with supervision of parents) + FIN Finland 120 80 50 0.05 All 3 + o o 18 + FL Liechtenstein 80 50 0.08 All + + o 18 + GB United Kingdom 112 112 97 48 0.08 All o o o 17 + GR Greece 120 90 50 0.05 All 12 + + + 18 + H Hungary 130 110 90 50 0 + All 12 + + o 17 + HR Croatia 130 110 90 50 0 All 12 + + o 18 + I Italy 130 110 90 50 0.05 All 12 + o o 18 + IRL Ireland 120 80 50 0.08 All o o o 17 + IS Iceland 90 50 0.05 All 14 + o o 17 + L Luxembourg 130 90 50 0.05 All 11 + o o 18 + LT Lithuania 130 110 90 50 0.04 All 12 + + + 16 + LV Latvia 110 90 50 0.05 All + + + 18 + M Malta 80 50 0.08 Front 11 o o o 18 + MC Monaco 50 0.05 10 o o o 18 + MD Moldova 90 60 0 All 12 + + + 18 + MK Macedonia 130 80 60 0.05 All 12 + + o + 18 + MNE Montenegro 120 80 50 0.05 All 12 + o o + N Norway 100 80 50 0.02 All + o o 18 + NL Netherlands 120 100 80 50 0.05 All 12 + o o 18 + P Portugal 120 110 90 50 0.05 All + o o 18 + PL Poland 140 120 90 50 0.02 All + o + 18 + RO Romania 130 90 50 0 + All 12 + + + 18 + RSM San Marino 70 50 0.08 All 12 o o o 18 + RUS Russia 110 90 60 0 All 12 + + + 18 + S Sweden 110 70 50 0.02 All + o o 18 + SK Slovakia 130 130 90 50 0 + All 12 + + o + 18 + SLO Slovenia 130 100 90 50 0.05 All 12 + + o 18 + SRB Serbia 120 100 80 60 0.05 All 12 + + + 18 + TR Turkey 120 90 50 0.05 All 10 + + o 18 + UA Ukraine 130 90 60 0 + All 12 + + + 18 + Notes
1 — Speed restrictions in kilometers per hour.
2 — Maximum permitted alcohol level in bloodstream [%].
3 — Whether seatbelts must be used by driver and all passenger or only front seat passenger.
4 — Minimum age for children to seat in the front passenger seat.
5 — Whether a warning triangle / fire extinguisher / first aid / spare bulb / tow rope must be carried (+ — compulsory, o — recommended).
6 — Minumum age for drivers.
References
Categories:- Road transport in Europe
- Traffic law
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