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Driving in Micronesia
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
40 / 40 / 40 km/h · 25 / 25 / 25 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
A valid national licence is generally accepted for short visits.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or available.
Roads are short, potholed and slow, with 25 mph limits typical. Very few visitors drive; hotels and dive shops provide transfers. Pohnpei's circumferential road is the longest stretch in the country.