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Driving in Papua New Guinea
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
60 / 80 / 80 km/h · 37 / 50 / 50 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Geneva 1949
An IDP is required alongside your national licence.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or widely available.
Self-driving is not advisable, particularly in Port Moresby and Lae, where carjacking is a real risk. If involved in an accident, local custom around compensation can make stopping dangerous - drive to a police station. Almost every visitor uses hosted transfers.