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Driving in Mali
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 110 km/h · 31 / 50 / 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
Toll barriers on the main routes out of Bamako.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or available.
Self-driving outside Bamako is not advisable under the current security situation. Improvised explosive devices have been used on roads in the centre and north, and checkpoints may be operated by non-state groups.