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- Speed limits
- Seat belts
- Traffic lights
- Alcohol limits
- Influence of drugs
- Forbidden lane
- Safety helmet
- Mobile telephone
- Other specific rules
Motorcycles - vehicle categories L (Vehicles below 3.5 tonnes)
Standard speed limits (unless otherwise stated by traffic signs) [km/h]
Urban roads 50 km/h (5 a.m. – 11 p.m.)60 km/h (11 p.m. – 5 a.m.)20 km/h in a specially defined residence zone
Non-urban roads 100 km/h on dual carriageway with at least 2 lanes for every direction (limits for tricycles the same as for motorcycles ; limits for quadricycles the same as for vehicles beyond 3.5 tonnes; 45 km/h for light quadricycles) since January 19th, 2013
Motorways/expressways Expressway: 120 km/hMotorway: 140 km/h100 km/h on single carriageway (expressway)No entry for quadricycles since January 19th, 2013
Passenger cars, vans – vehicle categories M1, N1 (Vehicles below 3.5 tonnes )
Standard speed limits (unless otherwise stated by traffic signs) [km/h]
Urban roads 50 km/h (5 a.m. – 11 p.m.)60 km/h (11 p.m. – 5 a.m.)20 km/h in a specially defined residence zone
Non-urban roads 100 km/h on dual carriageway with at least 2 lanes for every direction
Motorways/expressways Expressway: 120 km/hMotorway: 140 km/h100 km/h on single carriageway (expressway)
Passenger cars, vans with trailers of category O1, O2 (Vehicles below 3.5 tonnes)
Standard speed limits (unless otherwise stated by traffic signs) [km/h]
Urban roads 50 km/h (5 a.m. – 11 p.m.)60 km/h (11 p.m. – 5 a.m.)
Non-urban roads 80 km/h on dual carriageway with at least 2 lanes for every direction
Motorways/expressways
Vehicle categories N2, N3 (Heavy goods vehicles beyond 3.5 tonnes)
Standard speed limits (unless otherwise stated by traffic signs) [km/h]
Urban roads 50 km/h (5 a.m. – 11 p.m.)60 km/h (11 p.m. – 5 a.m.)
Non-urban roads 80 km/h on dual carriageway with at least 2 lanes for every direction
Motorways/expressways
Vehicle categories M2, M3 Buses
Standard speed limits (unless otherwise stated by traffic signs) [km/h]
Urban roads 50 km/h (5 a.m. – 11 p.m.)60 km/h (11 p.m. – 5 a.m.)
Non-urban roads 80 km/h on dual carriageway with at least 2 lanes for every direction
Motorways/expressways 100 km/h in case of being equipped with special devices described in additional regulations
The use of seat belts and child restraint systems is MANDATORY (Directive 91/671/EEC as amended).
Exemptions from the mandatory use of seat-belts:
- Having a medical certificate confirming contraindication to use seat-belts
- Noticeable pregnant women
- Taxi driver while driving with passengers
- Instructor or examiner during training or driving test
- Police officers and other special services (e.g. intelligence units) while transporting detainees
- Officers of The Government Protection Bureau on duty
- Ambulance team during medical treatment;
- Escort while transporting money
- Ill or disabled people being transported on stretcher or a wheelchair
- Car originally not equipped with seat-belts.
Exemptions from child restraint systems:
Child being transported in:
- Taxi
- Bus
- Ambulance
- Police car
- Border guard car
- Municipal police car
Red light is preceded by a yellow light, which means that a driver is not allowed to pass the signalling device (traffic light) unless a sudden braking would cause some danger in road traffic.
Maximum blood alcohol content [g/l]
Standard drivers
Novice drivers
Professional drivers
Forbidden drugs
THC (cannabis)
Methylamphetamine
MDMA (ecstasy)
Amphetamine
All substances influencing similarly to alcohol
Public transport lane is reserved for public transport services e.g. BUS lane.
not mandatory 
mandatory
Bicycles
Two-wheel vehicles of category L1e (mopeds)
Two-wheel vehicles of categories L3e, L4e (motorcycles with/without a sidecar) Excluding vehicles originally equipped with seat-belts
Motor tricycles of categories L2e, L5e (light and heavy tricycles) Excluding vehicles originally equipped with seat-belts
Motor quadricycles of categories L6e, L7e (light and heavy quadricycles) Excluding vehicles originally equipped with seat-belts and closed bodywork
Use of mobile phone without hand-free set
Use of mobile phone with hand-free set
Mandatory day time running light
Safety equipment for cars Fire-extinguisherWarning triangle sign
The information on road-safety rules on this website according to Article 8(1) of Directive 2011/82/EU facilitating the cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences is provided by Poland. In the event of any conflict between the provided data and the rules in effect in a given country, the latter take precedence. The data are meant purely as a documentation tool and the Commission does not assume any liability for their content or their accuracy.
