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Driving in Senegal
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 90 / 120 km/h · 31 / 56 / 75 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Vienna 1968
An IDP is required alongside your national licence.
Blood alcohol limit
0.02% (0.2 g/l)
Tolls
The Dakar–Diamniadio–AIBD motorway is tolled, with electronic and cash lanes.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or widely available.
Dakar traffic is dense and assertive. Outside the motorway, roads are mixed and night driving is risky - unlit carts and vehicles are common. Police checkpoints are frequent and routine.