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Driving in Solomon Islands
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
50 / 60 / 60 km/h · 31 / 37 / 37 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 available.
The road network is essentially Guadalcanal's coastal road plus short stretches elsewhere. Few visitors drive; boats and small aircraft do the work. Pedestrians and dogs on the road are constant.