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Driving in Russia
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
60 / 90 / 110 km/h · 37 / 56 / 68 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Vienna 1968
An IDP is required. Rental to foreign visitors is possible in the main cities but insurance and liability arrangements are difficult to verify from outside.
Blood alcohol limit
0.016% - effectively zero tolerance
Tolls
Tolled sections on the M11 Moscow to St Petersburg and M4 southbound.
Headlights
Mandatory at all times, day and night, year-round.
Child seats
Required for children under seven.
Distances are the defining fact - Moscow to Vladivostok is nine thousand kilometres. Winter driving conditions in Siberia are extreme and roadside assistance is distant. Most visitors use trains and flights rather than driving.