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Driving in Sierra Leone
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 100 km/h · 31 / 50 / 62 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
A toll applies on the Freetown–Masiaka highway.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or available.
Freetown traffic is severe and the peninsula road is narrow and winding. Most visitors hire a car with a driver. Do not drive at night - unlit vehicles and pedestrians are the norm.