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.
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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More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
All | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
Vehicle capable of going over 70 km/h de jure | 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] | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
Vehicle is capable of going over 60 km/h | Member state | |||
More than 124cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
Prohibited day: Since the first day the first highway open to public | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 149cc | Member state, sidecar more than 249cc | |||
More than 125cc[4] | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
Motorcycles are not allowed access to any motorway of Pakistan, regardless of engine displacement. | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 400cc |
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More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 50cc | ||||
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] | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | Member state | |||
More than 51cc and vehicle is capable of going over 80 km/h[8] | ||||
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. | |||
Prohibited since 8 May 1979 | ||||
More than 49cc or 50cc[9] | ||||
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) | |||
More than 49cc or 50cc | ||||
Prohibited day: unknown | ||||
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 |
Country | Maximum speed limit (km/h) | ||
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Automobiles | Motorcycles | ||
110 | 90 | ||
140 | 100 | ||
120 | 80 | ||
130 | 80 | ||
110 | 90 | ||
120 (Expressways: 110) | 100 if L3 (expressways: 90 if L3) | ||
120 100 (statutory) | 120 100 (statutory – 80 until 2000) | ||
130 (dual carriageway 110) | 80 | ||
120 | 70 (for 2 wheeler motorcycles) |