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Driving in Lebanon
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 70 / 100 km/h · 31 / 43 / 62 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Both accepted
An IDP is required. Rental exists but most visitors hire a car with a driver, which is safer and barely more expensive.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
No effective requirement or availability.
Driving standards are assertive to the point of hazardous, mountain roads are narrow and often unlit, and fuel supply has been unreliable during the crisis. Hiring a driver is the normal arrangement and removes the checkpoint and navigation questions at the same time.