Regulation of motorcycle access on freeways

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Motorway Ahead and restriction sign in Ireland
1. Learner Permit Drivers
2. Vehicles under 50cc
3. Slow vehicles
4. Invalid Carriages
5. Pedal Cycles (Bicycles)
6. Pedestrians
7. Animals
Motorway restriction sign in Italy (Autostrada)
1. Sidecars Under 249cc Prohibited
2. Motorcycles Under 149cc Prohibited
3. Bicycles, Pedestrians, Oxcarts Prohibited
Australian Motorway Entrance and restriction signs
1. Pedestrians
2. Bicycles
3. Animals
4. Tractors
5. Mopeds (Motorcycles under 49cc or 50cc)
Japanese traffic signs near motorway entrance.
No pillion passenger for a driver under 20 or with less than 3 years experience (left)
Road closed for two-wheeled vehicles ≥125cc and heavy equipment (right)
Freeway 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[edit]

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
 Austria Permitted More than 49cc or 50cc  EU Member state
 Australia Permitted More than 49cc or 50cc
 Belarus Permitted More than 49cc or 50cc
 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 More than 400cc
  • Date of motorcycle driving prohibited on freeways: February 19, 1968
  • Motorcycle driving prohibition lifted on freeways: 2001 (above 400cc), 2006 (some tollways)
 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. However, after 8 November 2011 the law no longer contains such a ban.

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.

■ Permitted: Motorcycles permitted on freeways and expressways
■ Restricted: Motorcycles generally restricted on freeways and expressways, with some exceptions
■ Prohibited: Motorcycles prohibited on freeways and expressways, except for emergency motorcycles

List of speed limits[edit]

Maximum speed limit on expressways or motorways/freeways
Country Maximum speed limit (km/h)
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 70 (for 2 wheeler motorcycles)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ World motorcycle facts & figures (Honda)
  2. ^ a b c (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[1]）.
  3. ^ (in Chinese)"小伙骑摩托去西藏高速路上被拦". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ^ エンジン形式や排気量による違い - Japan Automobile Federation
  5. ^ "Motorcycles and Three-wheeled Vehicles Prohibit access in Expressways from June 1st". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 23 May 1972.
  6. ^ (in Korean) Article 58 of the South Korea Road Traffic Law (enforced on 15 March 1992)
  7. ^ (in Korean) Article 63 of the South Korea Road Traffic Law (enforced on 1 June 2006)
  8. ^ Art. 35, Abs. 1 and 2, Verkehrsregelnverordnung vom 13. November 1962 (VRV)
  9. ^ "Hız Sınırları". T.C Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. ^ LUẬT GIAO THÔNG ĐƯỜNG BỘ
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