A guide to European speed limits
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A COMPREHENSIVE guide to speed limits throughout Europe was published last week by the Economic Commission for Europe. It coincided with an announcement by the UK government that, in a bid to cut energy consumption, speed limits on British roads are to be as follows: single carriageway roads, 50mph, dual carriageways, 60 and motorways, 70.
The guide, which is part of a major study of speed limits with a view to introducing some form of standardisation, lists limits for goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross and for passenger vehicles with more than eight seats. Details for other categories of vehicles are also listed. All figures are in kilometres per hour.
Austria: goods 70 80 on motorways (60 and 70 if towing a heavy trailer); passenger 80 — 100 on motorways.
Belgium: goods 90 120 on motorways (60 and 90 if towing a heavy trailer); passenger 75 — 90 on motorways.
Bulgaria: goods 70 (60 if over 10 tonnes gross; 50 if over 15 m long); passenger 70.
Czechoslovakia: goods 80; passenger 80.
Denmark: goods 70; passenger 70.
Germany (East): goods 80; passenger 80.
Germany (West): goods, up to 7.5 tonnes gross 80 (with trailer 60 — 80 on motorways); over 7.5 tonnes 60 80 on motorways; passenger 80.
Finland: goods 80 (with trailer without brakes 50); passenger 80.
France: goods 10-15 tonnes 85 — 90 on motor ways; 15-19 tonnes, 75 90 on motorways; 19-26 tonnes, 65 80 on motorways; over 26 tonnes 60— 80 on motorways.
Greece: goods up to 5 tonnes 70; over 5 tonnes 60; passenger, 70.
Hungary: goods 70 — 80 on motorways; passenger 70 80 on motorways.
leleand: goods 50.
Italy: goods over 8 tonne 60 — 70 on motorways.
Luxembourg: goods over 5 tonne 60; passenger 75.
Norway: goods over 7.5 tonne 70 (with trailer without brakes 60).
Netherlands: goods 80 (with trailer having more than one axle 60 80 on motorways; passenger 80. Poland: goods over 2.5 tonne 70 (60 with trailer); passenger 70.
Portugal: goods 80 — 100 on motorways (with trailer 60 and 100); passenger 80 WO on motorways.
Rumania: goods 70 — 80 on motorway's (with trailer 60 and 80); passenger 80 100 on motorways.
Spain: goods 80.-100 on motorways; passenger 90 — MO on motorways.
Sweden: goods 70 90 on motorways (with trailer 70).
Switzerland: goods 80 (with trailer 60 — 80 on motorways).
Turkey: goods 70; passenger 80.
Yugoslavia: goods up to 7.5 tonnes 80; over 7.5 tonnes 70 (with trailer 60); passenger 80.