Speed limitRomania
4. 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 Romania?
For an ordinary category B car, the general maxima are 50 km/h in built-up areas, 90 km/h on other rural roads, 100 km/h on European E-roads, 120 km/h on expressways and 130 km/h on motorways. Suitable urban sections can be signed up to 80 km/h for category A and B vehicles. Novice drivers and towing combinations have lower outside-area maxima.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 6(17), 48–50; Regulation 64–67, 121–123
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 64–67, 121–123
How do Romanian outside-area limits change for a novice driver?
A driver with less than one year of driving experience must observe maxima outside built-up areas that are 20 km/h below the normal maxima for the vehicle category. This does not raise a lower signed limit; obey that restriction as well.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 6(17), 48–50; Regulation 64–67, 121–123
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 64–67, 121–123
Is every Romanian national road limited to 100 km/h for cars?
No. The 100 km/h category is for national roads designated as European E-roads. Other ordinary rural roads generally have a 90 km/h maximum for category A and B vehicles, while expressways have 120 km/h. Check the road category and signs.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 6(17), 48–50; Regulation 64–67, 121–123
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 64–67, 121–123
Start of a speed limit.
English • Speed limit. Drivers must observe the maximum permitted for the road section and vehicle category, and any limit imposed by signs or other traffic-control devices.
Română • Limitare de viteză. Conducătorii de vehicule sunt obligați să respecte viteza maximă admisă pe sectorul de drum pe care circulă și pentru categoria din care face parte vehiculul condus, precum și cea impusă prin mijloacele de semnalizare.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • art. 121 alin. (1)
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • HG nr. 1391/2006 • anexa nr. 2 • B2 • Monitorul Oficial nr. 876/2006, p. 38
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End of the speed limit.
English • End of speed limit.
Română • Sfârșitul limitării de viteză.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • HG nr. 1391/2006 • anexa nr. 2 • B2 • Monitorul Oficial nr. 876/2006, p. 39
SVG source: Alex:D • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2012-11-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.

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