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Driving in Niger
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)
Required · Vienna 1968
An IDP is required alongside your national licence.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
A few barriers on the main routes.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or available.
Road travel outside Niamey is the principal security risk. Desert driving in the north requires convoys, permits and escorts that are not currently being issued to visitors.