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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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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | All | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Restricted | Vehicle capable of going over 70 km/h de jure [2] | 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] |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | Vehicle is capable of going over 60 km/h | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 124cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Prohibited | Prohibited day: Since the first day the first highway open to public | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 149cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 125cc [4] | |
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Prohibited | ||
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Prohibited | Motorcycles are not allowed access to any motorway of Pakistan, regardless of engine displacement. | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 400cc |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 50cc | |
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Prohibited | 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] | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 51cc and vehicle is capable of going over 80 km/h [8] | |
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Restricted | 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. |
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Prohibited | Prohibited since 8 May 1979 | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc [9] | |
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Permitted | 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) |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Prohibited | Prohibited day: unknown | |
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Prohibited | 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. | |
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Country | Maximum speed limit ( km/h) | |
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110 | 90 |
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140 | 100 |
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120 | 80 [2] |
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130 | 80 |
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110 | 90 |
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120 (Expressways: 110) |
100 if L3 (expressways: 90 if L3) |
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120 100 (statutory) |
120 100 (statutory – 80 until 2000) |
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130 (dual carriageway 110) | 80 |
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120 | 70 (for 2 wheeler motorcycles) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (October 2012) |
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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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | All | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Restricted | Vehicle capable of going over 70 km/h de jure [2] | 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] |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | Vehicle is capable of going over 60 km/h | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 124cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Prohibited | Prohibited day: Since the first day the first highway open to public | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 149cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 125cc [4] | |
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Prohibited | ||
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Prohibited | Motorcycles are not allowed access to any motorway of Pakistan, regardless of engine displacement. | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 400cc |
|
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 50cc | |
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Prohibited | 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] | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | ![]() |
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Permitted | More than 51cc and vehicle is capable of going over 80 km/h [8] | |
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Restricted | 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. |
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Prohibited | Prohibited since 8 May 1979 | |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc [9] | |
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Permitted | 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) |
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Permitted | More than 49cc or 50cc | |
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Prohibited | Prohibited day: unknown | |
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Prohibited | 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. | |
|
Country | Maximum speed limit ( km/h) | |
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110 | 90 |
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140 | 100 |
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120 | 80 [2] |
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130 | 80 |
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110 | 90 |
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120 (Expressways: 110) |
100 if L3 (expressways: 90 if L3) |
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120 100 (statutory) |
120 100 (statutory – 80 until 2000) |
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130 (dual carriageway 110) | 80 |
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120 | 70 (for 2 wheeler motorcycles) |