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Driving in Cook Islands
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
30 / 50 / 50 km/h · 19 / 31 / 31 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
A Cook Islands licence must be purchased at the police station in Avarua; bring your national licence.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Limited availability - request in advance.
Left-hand traffic and a 50 km/h island maximum, 30 in villages. Helmets are compulsory on scooters. Buying the local licence at the Avarua police station is a genuine local ritual and takes about ten minutes.