Speed limitUkraine
2. 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 Ukraine?
For an ordinary car without a trailer, general maxima are 50 km/h in built-up areas, 90 km/h on other roads outside them, 110 km/h on physically divided roads and 130 km/h on designated motorways. Residential and pedestrian zones have a 20 km/h maximum. Novice drivers and some vehicle categories have lower ceilings.
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Rule 12.6; vehicle, driver and road categories; novice 70 km/h
🔗 riv.hsc.gov.ua • HSC official speed guidance, 26 March 2026
What speed ceiling applies to Ukrainian drivers with less than two years’ experience?
The maximum is 70 km/h, subject to any lower road or area limit. A higher motorway sign does not remove this novice-driver restriction. For example, a 50 km/h built-up-area limit still requires no more than 50 km/h.
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Rule 12.6; vehicle, driver and road categories; novice 70 km/h
🔗 riv.hsc.gov.ua • HSC official speed guidance, 26 March 2026

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