Regulation of motorcycle access on freeways

Motorway Ahead and Motorway Prohibited sign in Ireland
1. Vehicles under 50cc
2. Slow vehicles
3. Invalid Carriages
4. Pedal Cycles (Bicycles)
5. Pedestrians
6. Animals
Motorway Ahead and Motorway Prohibited sign in Italy (Autostrada)
1. Sidecars Under 249cc Prohibited
2. Motorcycles Under 149cc Prohibited
3. Bicycles, Pedestrians, Oxcarts Prohibited
Motorway Entrance and Motorway Prohibited sign in Australia
1. Pedestrians
2. Bicycles
3. Animals
4. Tractors
5. Mopeds (Motorcycles under 49cc or 50cc)
Prohibited motorcycles for two persons sign in Japan (Shuto Expressway)
Motorway sign and Motorcycles Prohibited sign in South Korea
Information for Motorcycles Prohibited in South Korea Expressway

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]

Countries Access Status Conditions necessary for access
(based on engine displacement)
Note
 Austria Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Australia Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Belgium Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Bolivia Enabled All
 Brazil Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Bulgaria Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Canada Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 China Prohibited de facto Vehicle is allowed to drive over 70 km/h de jure[2] In fact, there is no the letter of the law to Prohibit motorcycles access on freeways, it's legal to drive motorcycle which can exceed 70 km/h on freeway de jure.[2] But many provinces have made other laws to restrict motorcycle on freeways.[3]
 Chile Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Czech Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Denmark Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Finland Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 France Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Germany Enabled Vehicle is allowed to drive over 60 km/h  EU Member state
 Hong Kong Enabled More than 125cc
 Hungary Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 India Enabled More than 349cc or 350cc
 Indonesia Prohibited Prohibited day: unknown
 Ireland Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Italy Enabled More than 149cc  EU Member state, sidecar more than 249cc
 Japan Enabled More than 125cc
 Luxembourg Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Malaysia Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Mexico Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Netherlands Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member
 Norway Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 New Zealand Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Pakistan Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Peru Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Philippines Enabled More than 400cc
  • Date of motorcycle driving prohibited in motorway: 19 February 1968
  • Lifted date of motorcycle driving prohibition in motorway: 2001 (above 400cc),[4] 2006 (some tollways)[5]
 Poland Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Portugal Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Romania Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Russia Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Singapore Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 Slovakia Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Slovenia Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 South Africa Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc
 South Korea Prohibited 1. Motorcycles' access on expressways (고속도로 gosok doro) was prohibited by a Notice of the Ministry of Home Affairs on June 1, 1972[6]

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[7][8]

 Spain Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Sweden Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
  Switzerland Enabled More than 51cc and vehicle is allowed to drive over 80 km/h[9]
 Taiwan Prohibited More than 550cc 1. May 2, 1964 The First MacArthur of Highway the opening of since been banned (and announced law prohibits expressways and Rapid of road in April 10, 1974).

2. From November 1, 2007 above the open 550CC large heavy machine with Rapid of road. 3. From July 1, 2011 550CC large heavy machine above the Ministry of Transportation announcement special road sections and opening hours with the highway (but has yet to full liberalization 550CC large heavy machine with above the highway). From July 1, 2012 above the open 250CC large heavy machine with Rapid of road.

 Thailand Prohibited Prohibited day: unknown
 Turkey Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc[10]
 United States Enabled 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 Enabled More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Venezuela Prohibited Prohibited day: unknown
 Vietnam Prohibited Prohibited day: unknown

List of speed limits

Maximum speed limit on expressways or motorways
Countries Maximum speed limit (km/h)
Automobiles Motorcycles
 Belarus 110 90
 Bulgaria 130 100
 China 120 80[2]
 Greece 130 80
 Russia 110 90
 Turkey 120
(Expressways: 110)
100 if L3
(expressways: 90 if L3)
 Japan 100 100
(Since 2000; before 2000, the speed limit for motorcycles was 80 km/h)
 Ukraine 130 (dual carriageway 110) 80
 Vietnam 80 60

See also

References

  1. World motorcycle facts & figures (Honda)
  2. 1 2 3 (simplified Chinese)Regulation on the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China, chapter 4, section 5, artical 78(Simplifie 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).
  3. (simplified Chinese)"小伙骑摩托去西藏高速路上被拦". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. The History of the Ban on Motorcycles Using the Tollways Motorcyclephilippines
  5. Supreme Court Strikes Down Motorcycle Ban on Tollways Motorcyclephilippines
  6. "Motorcycles and Three-wheeled Vehicles Prohibit access in Expressways from June 1st". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 23 May 1972.
  7. (Korean) Article 58 of the South Korea Road Traffic Law (enforced on March 15 1992)
  8. (Korean) Article 63 of the South Korea Road Traffic Law (enforced on June 1 2006)
  9. Art. 35, Abs. 1 and 2, Verkehrsregelnverordnung vom 13. November 1962 (VRV)
  10. "Hız Sınırları". T.C Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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