Speed limitHungary
Traffic rules
Hungary
5. Speed limit
A speed limit is the maximum legal speed permitted on a road, lane or within a designated area. It may be established by general traffic law or indicated by fixed, variable or temporary traffic signs.
A speed limit is a maximum, not a target speed. Drivers must travel more slowly whenever traffic, visibility, weather, road conditions, vulnerable road users or the condition of the vehicle make the maximum permitted speed unsafe.
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Which general speed limits should car drivers know in Hungary?
For an ordinary car without a trailer, the general maxima are 50 km/h in built-up areas, 90 km/h on ordinary rural roads, 110 km/h on expressways and 130 km/h on motorways. The official road names are autóút and autópálya for the last two categories. Follow applicable signs and special-area rules.
Start of a speed limit.
English • Traffic sign figure 30 • Speed limit. Travelling faster than the speed shown is prohibited. A supplementary plate indicating snowfall (figure 97/a) or rain (figure 97/b) means that the limit applies only in the indicated weather conditions or when the road surface is wet. A supplementary plate may indicate that the limit applies during a specified period or to particular vehicle categories.
Magyar • 30. ábra • Sebességkorlátozás. Az úton a táblán megjelöltnél nagyobb sebességgel haladni tilos. A tábla alatt elhelyezett hóesésre (97/a. ábra) vagy esőzésre (97/b. ábra) utaló kiegészítő jelzőtábla azt jelzi, hogy a sebességkorlátozás csak a megjelölt időjárási körülmények vagy nedves útburkolat esetében érvényes. Kiegészítő tábla jelezheti, hogy a sebességkorlátozás meghatározott időszakra vagy bizonyos járműkategóriákra vonatkozik.
Sources
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🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 14(1)d • 30. ábra
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Rl91 • Public domain • Source revision 2011-07-21. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the speed limit.
English • Traffic sign figure 56 • End of the speed limit. The sign cancels the effect of the Speed limit sign.
Magyar • 56. ábra • Sebességkorlátozás vége. A tábla a „Sebességkorlátozás” jelzőtábla hatályát feloldja.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 14(7) • 56. ábra
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Gigillo83 • Public domain • Source revision 2014-03-18. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does the Hungarian car speed table also apply when towing a trailer?
No. For an ordinary car towing a trailer, the general maxima are 80 km/h on a motorway, 70 km/h on other roads outside built-up areas, including an expressway, and 50 km/h in built-up areas. Lower signs, special-area rules and any lower technical limit for the vehicle still apply.
Is a Hungarian expressway treated as a motorway for speed limits?
No. An autóút, an expressway, has a general car maximum of 110 km/h; an autópálya, a motorway, has 130 km/h. Their entrance signs identify different road categories, and lower signed limits can apply on either.
