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Driving in Syria
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 · Both accepted
Self-drive by visitors is not a realistic proposition. Vehicles are arranged with local drivers.
Blood alcohol limit
0.00% in practice
Tolls
Not applicable in practice.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
No effective requirement.
Checkpoints operated by different authorities govern every journey and a local driver is what makes them navigable. Roadside ordnance contamination means never leaving the paved surface. Fuel supply has been unreliable for years.