Speed limits in Croatia are regulated by the Road Traffic Safety Act (Croatian: Zakon o sigurnosti prometa na cestama).

Four general speed limits apply on Croatian roads:

  • 50 km/h (31 mph) within inhabited places, or up to 80 km/h (50 mph) where explicitly permitted[1]
  • 90 km/h (56 mph) outside inhabited places[2]
  • 110 km/h (68 mph) on expressways (brza cesta)[2]
  • 130 km/h (81 mph) on freeways (autocesta)[2]

Lower speed limits apply to buses, heavy, trailer and towing vehicles, and tractors.[3]

The limits shown above apply only if there are no other signs present, as the signs may prescribe a lower or a higher speed limit or enforce a traffic rule that affects speed.[4]

Due to legal requirements for speed measuring, there is a tolerance of 10 km/h under 100 km/h, and 10% above that.[5]

Limits of 100 km/h or higher can also be found within inhabited places. The lowest legal speed limit under normal traffic conditions is 40 km/h (25 mph).[6]

Depending on the severity of the violation, driving faster than the speed limit is punishable by a fine in the amount between HRK 300 and 20,000 (roughly €40–2650). Exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h in a populated area may also be punished by imprisonment of up to 60 days.[7][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Road Traffic Safety Act 2008, §53.1-53.2
  2. 1 2 3 Road Traffic Safety Act 2008, §54.1
  3. ↑ Road Traffic Safety Act 2008, §55.1
  4. ↑ Road Traffic Safety Act 2008, §51.1
  5. 1 2 "19. Postoji li tolerancija brzine zbog pogreške uređaja za mjerenje brzine i koje su kazne za prebrzu vožnju?". Najčešća pitanja - Promet (Frequently answered questions - Transport) (in Croatian). Ministry of Internal Affairs (Croatia). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Road Traffic Safety Act 2008, §51.4
  7. ↑ Road Traffic Safety Act 2008, §53

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