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Driving in Georgia
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)
Recommended · Vienna 1968
EU and most other licences are accepted for short visits; an IDP smooths rental paperwork and police stops.
Blood alcohol limit
0.03%
Tolls
None on the national network.
Headlights
Low beams required at all times outside built-up areas.
Child seats
Required for children under 12 or 135 cm; rentals stock them.
Georgian driving is assertive and overtaking habits are optimistic. The Abano pass to Tusheti is 4×4-only, single-track with unprotected drops, and closed most of the year - do not take a rental car on it, and check whether your insurance excludes it, because many do.