Speed
Maximum Speed Limit in India
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India has notified the Maximum Speed Limit vide Notification No. S. O. 1522(E) dated 06th April 2018 for different categories of road and according to the type of vehicle. This doesn’t imply that one is free to drive a vehicle at the maximum speed limit specified in this notification. This means for a particular type of vehicle, the speed on specified category of road cannot be posted beyond the limit specified in this notification. For every road the road user is required to comply the posted speed limit on that road.
| Maximum Speed Per Hour in Kilometres on Roads in India | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. No. | Class of Motor Vehicles | Expressway with Access Control | 4 lane and above divided carriageway | Road within Municipal Limits | Other Roads |
| 1 | Motor vehicles used for carriage of passengers comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat ( M1 category vehicles) | 120 | 100 | 70 | 70 |
| 2 | Motor vehicles used for carriage of passengers comprising nine or more seats in addition to the driver’s seat ( M2 and M3 category Vehicles) | 100 | 90 | 60 | 60 |
| 3 | More vehicles used for carriage of goods (All N category Vehicles) | 80 | 80 | 60 | 60 |
| 4 | Motor Cycles | 80* | 80 | 60 | 60 |
| 5 | Quadricycle | 60 | 50 | 50 | |
| 6 | Three wheeled vehicles | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| * If permitted to ply on Expressway. | |||||
