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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