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]
- (■) : Enabled for motorcycles driven on the freeway and expressway
- (■) : Prohibited for motorcycles driven on the freeway and expressway (except for emergency motorcycles)
- (■) :
- Prohibited for motorcycles driven on most (or some) freeways and expressways, but now enabled in at least some cases.
- Prohibited for motorcycles driven on the freeway, but enabled for motorcycles driven on the expressway
- Note
- ● : motorcycle driving was once prohibited on all freeways and expressways
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 | ||
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
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
- ↑ World motorcycle facts & figures (Honda)
- 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).
- ↑ (simplified Chinese)"小伙骑摩托去西藏高速路上被拦". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ The History of the Ban on Motorcycles Using the Tollways Motorcyclephilippines
- ↑ Supreme Court Strikes Down Motorcycle Ban on Tollways Motorcyclephilippines
- ↑ "Motorcycles and Three-wheeled Vehicles Prohibit access in Expressways from June 1st". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 23 May 1972.
- ↑ (Korean) Article 58 of the South Korea Road Traffic Law (enforced on March 15 1992)
- ↑ (Korean) Article 63 of the South Korea Road Traffic Law (enforced on June 1 2006)
- ↑ Art. 35, Abs. 1 and 2, Verkehrsregelnverordnung vom 13. November 1962 (VRV)
- ↑ "Hız Sınırları". T.C Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 23 January 2016.