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Driving in Maldives
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
30 / 40 / 60 km/h · 19 / 25 / 37 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
There is effectively nowhere to drive. Malé and a couple of larger islands have roads; visitors do not rent cars.
Blood alcohol limit
0.00% - alcohol is prohibited outside licensed resorts
Tolls
The Sinamalé bridge linking Malé and Hulhumalé is toll-free for most vehicles.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not applicable in practice.
Transport here is boats and seaplanes. The only vehicles most visitors see are the airport shuttle and the occasional island buggy.