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Driving in Martinique
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 90 / 110 km/h · 31 / 56 / 68 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
EU licences are valid outright; other licences are accepted for short visits.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05 % (0.02 % for licences under three years)
Tolls
None on the island.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
French rules - under 10 in the rear in an approved seat.
Rush hour into Fort-de-France is genuinely bad for an island of 350,000; plan around it.