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Driving in Turkmenistan
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
Self-drive by visitors is essentially unavailable; vehicles come with drivers arranged by the agency.
Blood alcohol limit
0.00% - zero tolerance
Tolls
Foreign-registered vehicles pay road and fuel levies on entry, which are substantial.
Headlights
Low beams required outside built-up areas.
Child seats
No effective requirement.
Cars in Ashgabat must be kept clean - dirty vehicles have been fined - and black cars have at times been restricted in favour of white ones. This is not a joke; it is the kind of rule that governs daily life here.