The Government has notified S.O. 1522 (E) dated 6th April, 2018 fixing maximum speed of motor vehicles in kilometres per hour on different categories of roads:-
Maximum speed per hour in kilometers on roads in India |
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S. No. |
Class of Motor Vehicles |
Expressway with Access Control |
4 lane and above divided carriageway (roads with Median strips/Dividers) |
Road within Municipal Limits |
Other Roads |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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. |
The Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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