Speed limits in India

Speed limits in India vary by state and vehicle type. [8] “MVDKerala - Notification on Speed Limits” (PDF).
Lower limits than the ones specified can be set by local Keralamvd.gov.in. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
governments. All speed limits are in km/h.
[9] “Road speed limits may be upped”. In.rediff.com. 2007-
In 2007, a law was proposed to set a nationwide 100 km/h 03-29. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
speed limit for cars and 65 km/h for motorcycles, but this
[10] Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
was not implemented.[9]
It is common to see speeds of 100–120 km/h on ex-
pressways, of which there are very few in India, the most
notable being the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. Motorcy-
cles are not allowed to use expressways. The speed limit
on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway,Delhi-Agra Highway,
Delhi- Jaipur Highway, Delhi-Chandigar Highway is 80
km/h. Bangalore's Airport expressway, opened in 2008,
has a design speed of 130 km/h.[10]
Speed-limit enforcement in India is almost non-existent,
although recently highway police have begun to use au-
tomated instruments which capture the speed and mail
the fine to the car’s owner. Failure to pay may result in
doubling of the fine, cancellation of the driving license
and even arrest. Police are now also using wireless PDAs
to identify a driver’s or vehicle’s history. 85th percentile
speed is adopted for safe speed limit at zone. 98th is for
highway geometric design. 15th percentile speed is used
as minimum speed on major highways.
The recently constructed Outer Ring Road in Hyderabad
is designed for speeds up to 120 km/h. However few ve-
hicles can reach speeds of well over 160 km/h, making it
one of the fastest expressways in Asia.

1 References
[1] “Table of Maximum Speed Limit at a Glance” (PDF). Ap-
transport.org. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

[2] “Motor Vehicles Department ( R.T.O.) , Maharashtra”.

Mahatranscom.in. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2013-12-30.

[3] “Delhi Traffic Police, New Delhi (India) - Fire Accident,

Emergency Services in Delhi, Delhi Police, Fire Tenders”.
Delhitrafficpolice.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-12-30.

[4] “Uttar Pradesh Transport Department”. Uptransport.org.

Retrieved 2013-12-30.

[5] “Avoidance of Over Speeding”. Hartrans.gov.in. Re-

trieved 2014-03-04.

[6] Archived August 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.

[7] “Punjab Govt Gaz. October 19, 2007 : Department of

Transport” (PDF). Prbdb.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

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