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Driving in Christmas Island
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
40 / 60 / 60 km/h · 25 / 37 / 37 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
Australian and most national licences are accepted.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05% (0.5 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Required, Australian rules.
Left-hand traffic. A 4x4 is needed for most national park tracks and rental agreements specify which roads a 2WD may use. During the crab migration whole roads close for weeks and driving over crabs carries a fine.