Speed limitRussia
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 Russia?
For an ordinary passenger car without a trailer, the general maxima are 60 km/h in built-up areas, 90 km/h on ordinary roads outside them and 110 km/h on motorways. Suitable motorway sections may be specifically authorised and signed up to 130 km/h. Residential zones, bicycle zones and courtyard areas have a 20 km/h maximum.
Does every Russian motorway allow cars to travel at 130 km/h?
No. The ordinary car motorway maximum is 110 km/h. A suitable section must be specifically authorised and signed for the higher maximum, which can be up to 130 km/h. The motorway entrance sign alone does not grant that higher speed.
Start of a speed limit.
English • Traffic sign 3.24 • Maximum speed limit. Travelling faster than 50 km/h is prohibited.
Русский • 3.24 • Ограничение максимальной скорости. Движение со скоростью более 50 км/ч запрещено.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (User:Flrn • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • ПДД РФ • приложение 1 • 3.24
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • Официальная редакция от 28.08.2026
SVG source: User:Flrn • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2023-09-05. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the speed limit.
English • Traffic sign 3.25 • End of maximum speed limit. Ends the limit imposed by 3.24. General limits and other applicable requirements remain.
Русский • 3.25 • Конец зоны ограничения максимальной скорости. Оканчивается ограничение скорости, введённое знаком 3.24. Сохраняются общие ограничения и другие действующие предписания.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Nikolaev_ec06ffa5, font by Alexander Sapozhnikov • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • ПДД РФ • приложение 1 • 3.25
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • Официальная редакция от 28.08.2026
SVG source: Nikolaev_ec06ffa5, font by Alexander Sapozhnikov • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2023-09-05. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Do Russian courtyard areas have a lower maximum even without being an ordinary main road?
Yes. The maximum in residential zones, bicycle zones and courtyard areas is 20 km/h. Treat courtyard access with particular care; the general built-up-area 60 km/h figure is not the applicable maximum there.

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