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Driving in Palau
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
40 / 50 / 60 km/h · 25 / 31 / 37 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
A valid national licence is accepted for short visits.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not systematically enforced.
Right-hand traffic with very low speed limits, strictly enforced by a small police force. The Compact Road circles Babeldaob and is a pleasant drive; everything else worth seeing needs a boat.