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Driving in Gabon
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
None of significance.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or widely available.
The paved network is limited and interior roads become very difficult in the rains. Most visitors never drive - the railway and charter flights do the work. Police checkpoints are frequent.