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Driving in French Polynesia
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 90 km/h · 31 / 50 / 56 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
EU licences are valid; most other national licences are accepted for short stays.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05% (0.5 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Required for under-10s, French rules apply.
French road rules. Tahiti's coastal road is busy around Papeete at rush hour. On the smaller islands a scooter or a bicycle covers everything - Bora Bora and Moorea are circled in an afternoon.