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Driving in Cameroon
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
60 / 90 / 110 km/h · 37 / 56 / 68 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Vienna 1968
An IDP is required alongside your national licence.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
Toll barriers on the main national roads; small CFA amounts.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or available.
Roads outside the Douala–Yaoundé axis are variable and deteriorate sharply in the rains. Night driving is dangerous. Checkpoints are frequent and may seek informal payments; stay calm and keep documents in order.