When travelling by road it is vital to be well informed on things such as highway codes or where to get help in case of emergencies. We are pleased to give you some guidelines for your journey in Germany, Austria and Italy.
The tables below give you a quick overview of the different traffic rules and regulations in Germany, Austria and Italy.
For more detailed information on the very diverging national highway codes please go to the respective links (see list to the right).
Rules and obligations | |||
Germany | Austria | Italy | |
Road toll for cars | No | Yes | Yes |
Road toll for trucks | Toll Collect | GO-Box | Yes |
Fluorescent vests | Partly | Yes | Yes |
Child’s seat | Yes | Yes | No |
Light during daytime | Motorcycles | Yes | Yes |
Drink-drive limit | 0.1 - 0.5 ‰ | 0.1 - 0.5 ‰ | 0.5 ‰ |
Use of mobile phone | No | No | No |
Winter tires | Yes | Yes | Recommended |
Driving bans | |||
Germany | Austria | Italy | |
Trucks | Sundays, public holidays 0 - 10 p.m. |
Saturdays 3 p.m. - 0 Sundays, public holidays 0 - 10 p.m. *) |
Sundays October-April 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. May-September 7 a.m. - 0 **) |
*) Additionally 10 p.m. - 5 a.m. for trucks exceeding 7.5 metric tons which are not defined as low-noise vehicles
Speed limits | |||
Germany | Austria | Italy | |
Cars inside city limits | 50 km/h | 50 km/h | 50 km/h |
Cars open road *) | 100 km/h | 100 km/h | 90 km/h ***) |
Cars motorway *) | No general speed limit | 130/110 km/h ****) | 130/110 km/h ***) |
Cars inside city limits **) | 50 km/h | 50 km/h | 50 km/h |
Trucks open road **) | 60 km/h | 70 km/h | 70 km/h |
Trucks motorway **) | 80 km/h | 80 km/h | 80 km/h |
*) Different speed limits for cars with trailers
**) Germany: trucks over 7.5 tons; Austria: trucks over 3.5 tons; Italy: trucks over 12 tons; trucks weighing less than indicated above are subject to different regulations
***) In case of rain, fog or snowfall speed is limited to the lower value; in case of fog outside city limits and on expressways speed is generally limited to 50 km/h.
****) At night, between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., speed on motorways is mostly limited to 110 km/h.
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