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Regulation of motorcycle access on freeways

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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.

CountryAccess StatusAccess Condition
(engine displacement)Note
AustriaMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
AustraliaMore than 49cc or 50cc
BelarusMore than 49cc or 50cc
BelgiumMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
BoliviaAll
BrazilMore than 49cc or 50cc
BulgariaMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
CanadaMore than 49cc or 50cc
ChinaVehicle capable of going over 70 km/h de jurezh-cn}}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:《http://www.gov.cn/banshi/2005-08/23/content_25579_2.htm）. However, many provinces have made other laws to prohibit motorcycle from driving on freways.
ChileMore than 49cc or 50cc
CzechMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
DenmarkMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
FinlandMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
FranceMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
GermanyVehicle is capable of going over 60 km/hEU Member state
Hong KongMore than 124cc
HungaryMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
IndonesiaProhibited day: Since the first day the first highway open to public
IrelandMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
ItalyMore than 149ccEU Member state, sidecar more than 249cc
JapanMore than 125cc
Kenya
LuxembourgMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
MalaysiaMore than 49cc or 50cc
MexicoMore than 49cc or 50cc
NetherlandsMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member
NorwayMore than 49cc or 50cc
New ZealandMore than 49cc or 50cc
PakistanMore than 599 or 600ccIn March 2019, the country's High Administrative Court ruled that the ban on motorcycles on highways was not applicable.
PeruMore than 49cc or 50cc
PhilippinesMore than 400cc
PolandMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
PortugalMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
RomaniaMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
RussiaMore than 49cc or 50cc
SingaporeMore than 49cc or 50cc
SlovakiaMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
SloveniaMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
South AfricaMore than 50cc
South Korea1. Motorcycles' access on expressways (고속도로 gosok doro) was prohibited by a Notice of the Ministry of Home Affairs on 1 June 1972
SpainMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
SwedenMore than 49cc or 50ccEU Member state
SwitzerlandMore than 51cc and vehicle is capable of going over 80 km/h
Taiwan
ThailandProhibited since 8 May 1979
TurkeyMore than 49cc or 50cc
United StatesMore than 49cc or 50ccSome states prohibit motor-driven cycles (under 125cc or 150cc) or low-horsepower motorcycles (example: motorcycle less than 5 HP)
United KingdomMore than 49cc or 50cc
VenezuelaProhibited day: unknown
Vietnam1. The 2008 Law on Road Traffic, Article 26, Clause 4.

List of speed limits

CountryMaximum speed limit (km/h)[[Image:Sinnbild Kfz.svg25px]] Automobiles[[Image:Sinnbild Kraftrad.svg25px]] Motorcycles
Belarus11090
Bulgaria140100
China12080
Greece13080
Russia11090
Turkey120
(Expressways: 110)100 if L3
(expressways: 90 if L3)
Japan120
100 (statutory)120
100 (statutory – 80 until 2000)
Ukraine130 (dual carriageway 110)80
Vietnam12070 (for 2 wheeler motorcycles)

References

References

  1. World motorcycle facts & figures (Honda)
  2. {{in lang. zh-cnRegulation on the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China, chapter 4, section 5, article 78（Simplified Chinese:{{lang. zh-cn. 《[http://www.gov.cn/banshi/2005-08/23/content_25579_2.htm]）.
  3. "小伙骑摩托去西藏高速路上被拦".
  4. [https://jaf.or.jp/common/kuruma-qa/category-bike/subcategory-rule/faq368 エンジン形式や排気量による違い] - Japan Automobile Federation
  5. (23 May 1972). "Motorcycles and Three-wheeled Vehicles Prohibit access in Expressways from June 1st". Maeil Business Newspaper.
  6. {{in lang
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  8. Art. 35, Abs. 1 and 2, Verkehrsregelnverordnung vom 13. November 1962 (VRV)
  9. "Hız Sınırları".
  10. [https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Giao-thong-Van-tai/Luat-giao-thong-duong-bo-2008-23-2008-QH12-82203.aspx LUẬT GIAO THÔNG ĐƯỜNG BỘ]
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