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    Motorcycle speed limit in India

    hi,

    I was wondering whats the maximum speed limit on all the National Highways and State-highways in India. i guess on NH it's 80KMPH. But can someone give me a reference/ link etc for that??
    Are all the express-ways that are being made have max speed limit as 80?

    If that's the case, how come Government allows the bike/ car manufacturer's to make a bike which can go beyond 100KMPH? a bit confused!!!

    though I am not in favor of anything less than a 100KMPH but jsut wondering about the rules here.

    any factual answers? No theories please..
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    General Biking Discussion Approved.
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    • #3
      NH1:

      Car-90
      Bus/truck-55
      Two Wheelers - 50

      All figures in kilometers/hr
      " I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain

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      • #4
        I've seen some sections with speed limit written as 120 on NH7 Nagpur highway. Though the same highway has 80&100 boards too.
        Quench my thirst with gasoline!

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        • #5
          Originally posted by kurtrules View Post
          NH1:
          Two Wheelers - 50

          All figures in kilometers/hr
          Yes, and this is really not possible to follow! I mean 50km/hr. on NH-1 is ridiculously slow; 70-80km/hr. is more like what it should be.
          :)

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          • #6
            Now in India, vehicles vich can can cross 200kmph on da speedo are available....

            Its tym for da govt. to analys its rules & limitations...

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            • #7
              From a third party source, but I guess more or less answers the question

              Speed limits by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

              Couldn't find anything on NHAI. Their website only talk about user toll and fee collection. Nothing about speed limits.

              Any legal experts who can help?

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              • #8
                so 80 is the most common thing we can find on various sites/ references etc..
                it's high time government do something about this..

                increased confusion.. if max speed is 80.. how can government let P220s and all to advertise them as fastest indian with 130+ speed and all..

                we should be missing something here...

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Nitin_traveller View Post
                  so 80 is the most common thing we can find on various sites/ references etc..
                  it's high time government do something about this..

                  increased confusion.. if max speed is 80.. how can government let P220s and all to advertise them as fastest indian with 130+ speed and all..

                  we should be missing something here...
                  I think the speed limits are fixed according to the breadth of the highway, like I said on the same highway I found 80, 100&120kmph speed limit in many places!
                  Quench my thirst with gasoline!

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                  • #10
                    'think' is fine (NOM)..
                    but when some SMART guys ask.. Are you breaking the rules by riding at 100KMPH on smooth empty stretches of NH.. what to answer?? any reference of legal limits, I can throw on their faces ..
                    I can give thoughts to them but only some reference will convince them..

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Nitin_traveller View Post
                      '...
                      but when some SMART guys ask.. Are you breaking the rules by riding at 100KMPH on smooth empty stretches of NH.. what to answer?? any reference of legal limits, I can throw on their faces ..
                      I can give thoughts to them but only some reference will convince them..
                      Why bother trying to find some references.
                      Say 'Yes' and 'I know its illegal'.
                      Say 'No' and its done.


                      Edit: Just want to add. I ride on Mumbai estern express highway daily. I like to cruise gently and often find myself some of the slowest moving object on the road. Even some rickshaws overtake me . And here's the interesting bit, I too am riding beyond the speed limit. Meaning 99% of the vehicles are breaking rules. Including cops. Velcome to India .
                      Last edited by kaynmantis; 03-25-2010, 05:36 PM.

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                      • #12
                        different speed limits

                        do we have different speed limits for 4 wheelers and 2 wheelers ?

                        sometimes separate speed limits are mentioned on road signs.

                        but when there is no such distinction made, then should 2 wheelers
                        ride at the specified limit or less than the specified limit ?

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                        • #13
                          Speed Limits

                          Hi everyone I had posted this thread already but it did not get displayed. I do not know why. But anyway, I am posting it again.

                          Can you guys throw some light on the speed limits on Indian roads? In a few places on the highways I have seen the limit as 80, some places 50 and I have heard that inside the city it is 45. If this is so, are the people who go more than that breaking the law because most of the IBA folks need to maintain their speed above this mark mostly? Also, why do manufacturers create such bikes that go so much above the limit?
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                          • #14
                            Topic approved
                            (Been There Done That) x 3.25

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                            • #15
                              Sky's the limit on our roads....
                              literally
                              If you go @80+ in city you will face a death penalty or lifetime impairment without going through any hassels like paperwork.
                              and argument for manufacturers building bikes that go higher than speed limits is that you can get Arms(Gun) licence but that doesnt mean you have to kill someone
                              Men who still dream of being a pilot or an astronaut are yet to ride a motorcycle.

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