Regulation of motorcycle access on freeways
Regulation of motorcycle access on freeways is regulation of the freeway (controlled-access highway) and expressway (limited-access road) access of motorcycles in most nations.
Access regulation
Freeway access regulation for motorcycles differs from country to country. In most countries, regulation is based on engine displacement.[1]
Country | Access Status | Access Condition (engine displacement) |
Note |
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Austria | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Australia | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Belarus | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Belgium | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Bolivia | Permitted | All | |
Brazil | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Bulgaria | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Canada | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
China | Restricted | Vehicle capable of going over 70 km/h de jure[2] | There is no specific law prohibiting motorcycle access on freeways as long as a vehicle can exceed 70 km/h, de jure.[2] However, many provinces have made other laws to prohibit motorcycle from driving on freeways.[3] |
Chile | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Czech | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Denmark | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Finland | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
France | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Germany | Permitted | Vehicle is capable of going over 60 km/h | EU Member state |
Hong Kong | Permitted | More than 124cc | |
Hungary | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Indonesia | Prohibited | Prohibited day: Since the first day the first highway open to public | |
Ireland | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Italy | Permitted | More than 149cc | EU Member state, sidecar more than 249cc |
Japan | Permitted | More than 125cc[4] | |
Kenya | Prohibited | ||
Luxembourg | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Malaysia | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Mexico | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Netherlands | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member |
Norway | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
New Zealand | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Pakistan | Prohibited | Motorcycles are not allowed access to any motorway of Pakistan, regardless of engine displacement. | |
Peru | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Philippines | Permitted* |
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Poland | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Portugal | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Romania | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Russia | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Singapore | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Slovakia | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Slovenia | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
South Africa | Permitted | More than 50cc | |
South Korea | Prohibited | 1. Motorcycles' access on expressways (고속도로 gosok doro) was prohibited by a Notice of the Ministry of Home Affairs on 1 June 1972[5]
2. Motorcycles' access on expressways and semi-expressways (자동차전용도로 jadongcha jeonyong doro, literally 'motor vehicles only road') was prohibited by a Road Traffic Act amendment in 1992[6][7] | |
Spain | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Sweden | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | EU Member state |
Switzerland | Permitted | More than 51cc and vehicle is capable of going over 80 km/h[8] | |
Taiwan | Restricted | More than 550cc | 1. It has been banned since the opening of the first freeway. (MacArthur Freeway, 2 May 1964) It was subsequently banned explicitly in the law for expressway and freeway on 10 April 1974.
2. The ban was partially lifted for motorcycles above 550cc for expressways (freeway with lower speed limit) on 1 November 2007 and also for 250cc and above on 1 July 2012. Original ban for freeway still exists. |
Thailand | Prohibited | Prohibited since 8 May 1979 | |
Turkey | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc[9] | |
United States | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | Some states prohibit motor-driven cycles (under 125cc or 150cc) or low-horsepower motorcycles (example: motorcycle less than 5 HP) |
United Kingdom | Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
Venezuela | Prohibited | Prohibited day: unknown | |
Vietnam | Prohibited | 1. The 2008 Law on Road Traffic, Article 26, Clause 4.[10]
2. Specialized vehicles (Vietnamese: xe máy chuyên dùng, literally "motorcycles with specific purpose"), including motorcycles, with a design speed of over 70km/h should be allowed to enter the expressway. | |
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List of speed limits
Country | Maximum speed limit (km/h) | |
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Automobiles | Motorcycles | |
Belarus | 110 | 90 |
Bulgaria | 140 | 100 |
China | 120 | 80[2] |
Greece | 130 | 80 |
Russia | 110 | 90 |
Turkey | 120 (Expressways: 110) |
100 if L3 (expressways: 90 if L3) |
Japan | 120 100 (statutory) |
120 100 (statutory – 80 until 2000) |
Ukraine | 130 (dual carriageway 110) | 80 |
Vietnam | 120 | 100 (for 2 wheeler motorcycles), 80 (for 3 wheeler vehicles) |
References
- World motorcycle facts & figures (Honda)
- (in Chinese)Regulation on the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China, chapter 4, section 5, article 78(Simplified Chinese:《中华人民共和国道路交通安全法实施条例》第四章第五节第七十八条).
- (in Chinese)"小伙骑摩托去西藏高速路上被拦". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- エンジン形式や排気量による違い - Japan Automobile Federation
- "Motorcycles and Three-wheeled Vehicles Prohibit access in Expressways from June 1st". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 23 May 1972.
- (in Korean) Article 58 of the South Korea Road Traffic Law (enforced on 15 March 1992)
- (in Korean) Article 63 of the South Korea Road Traffic Law (enforced on 1 June 2006)
- Art. 35, Abs. 1 and 2, Verkehrsregelnverordnung vom 13. November 1962 (VRV)
- "Hız Sınırları". T.C Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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