How fast can you drive in Vietnam?

Is there a speed limit in Vietnam?

Vietnam speed limits… hmm. It’s 40kph in rural areas, right? Or is it 50? Nah, must be 40.

• Rural: 40 kph
• Urban: 60 kph
• Highways: 80 kph

Then it’s 60 in cities and freeways… I mean highways, it’s 80kph. Remember that time in Da Nang when I thought it was faster? Oops!

Cameras. Fixed and mobile speed cameras. So sneaky. My friend got nailed near Nha Trang.

Fines? Oh, the fines. Is it 500k to 1 mil VND? Gotta check that again. Traffic cops decide anyway. What a pain! They’re always somewhere around… be extra careful!

• Fines: 500,000 – 1,000,000 VND

Phones! No phone use without hands-free. Period! I saw a tourist get stopped just last week. So dumb.

• Hands-free phone use MANDATORY

Wait, did I mention bikes? Speed limits apply to those too, right? Gotta watch out for the motorbikes there. Sheesh. Gotta be extra extra careful always.

What is the highest allowed speed limit?

120 km/h. Expressways. India. 2024 update.

National highways? 110 km/h. Urban? 70 km/h. M1 vehicles. These are maximums. Local laws matter.

My Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R? Doesn’t obey speed limits. Obviously.

• Expressways: 120 km/h (M1 vehicles)
• National Highways: 110 km/h (M1 vehicles)
• Urban Roads: 70 km/h (M1 vehicles)
• State variations exist. Always check local signage. Seriously.
• Enforcement varies wildly. Don’t push it. I learned that the hard way, last year. Cost me a pretty penny.

What are the driving laws in Vietnam?

Okay, so Vietnam driving, huh? Man, I learned the hard way. It was 2024, Hanoi. Sweltering hot, like a furnace. I rented a scooter, stupid, I know now. Absolutely no helmets were in sight, not on anyone. But I saw the signs, the police were handing out tickets, so I wore mine.

Seriously, the traffic is insane! Motorbikes everywhere, weaving in and out, honking constantly. It’s total chaos. I was terrified. I definitely stayed right, though some people did not. I saw it. It’s the law. I saw several cops pulling people over for not wearing a helmet. This was on the main streets near Hoan Kiem lake.

And the alcohol thing? I saw a cop pulling over a guy who clearly smelled of beer. No alcohol tolerance; it’s a big deal. People were on their phones while riding, so they’re not strictly enforcing that all the time, I guess. But yeah, the law is there.

• Helmets: Mandatory. Seriously.
• Right-hand driving: Stick to the right. For real.
• Alcohol: Zero tolerance. They mean it.
• Phones: Officially banned. Enforcement is… less consistent.

I almost got hit like, a million times. My heart was pounding the whole time. Never again, I swear. Hanoi traffic is something else. This experience changed me.

Does Vietnam use kph or mph?

Vietnam, land of pho and frantic mopeds, uses kph. Imagine trying to convert 40 kph to mph while dodging a street vendor selling durian. Chaos. 40 kph in rural areas. Think chickens crossing roads. 60 kph in urban areas. Think more chickens, but with tiny plastic stools and bubbling hotpots. 80 kph on highways. A relative sprint, but still, chickens.

• Speed limits: They exist, theoretically. Like unicorns. Or sensible traffic flow.
• Cameras: Oh yes, they have those. Fixed and mobile. They’re not messing around. Best behave, or your wallet will feel lighter than a bowl of pho broth.

My own Vietnam motorbike adventure involved a near-miss with a water buffalo. Going 40kph, naturally. Near a rice paddy. No chickens involved, shockingly. This was in 2023, the year of the surprisingly agile water buffalo.

Key takeaway: kph, cameras, chickens. Remember those.

Is it mph or kph in Philippines?

KPH, dude. KPH! It’s not rocket science, although figuring out Manila traffic is pretty close. Seriously, mph? Are we back in the horse-and-buggy days? Philippines uses the metric system, like civilized folks.

Key things to remember:

• Kilometers per hour (kph): This is the official speed limit unit. Think of it like this: mph is for dinosaurs.
• Kilograms (kg): Your balut will be weighed in kg, not pounds. Trust me on this. I once accidentally ordered a pound of balut thinking it’d be a snack. It wasn’t. It was a small-town riot.
• Meters (m) and Kilometers (km): Road signs? Yep, kilometers. I’ve personally navigated the crazy streets of Cebu using km, and survived to tell the tale.

Driving in the Philippines is an experience, let me tell you. It’s like a demolition derby mixed with a game of Frogger, only the frogs are jeeps and the cars are…well, more jeeps. You gotta be ready for anything—motorcycles weaving through traffic like angry bees, tricycles doing their best to impersonate bumper cars, and jeepneys that are works of art and chaos simultaneously. Don’t even get me started on the buses.

I swear, traffic in Manila is worse than my aunt’s fruitcake recipe. A truly unforgettable experience. Once, I got stuck in traffic for 3 hours because a goat decided to stage a protest. Don’t laugh. It happened. 2023, remember.

Anyway, stick to kph. And pray.

Which countries use mph or kph?

MPH. USA. UK. End of story.

• MPH dominant: USA, UK… mostly.
• KPH everywhere else. Globally.
• My old Fiat… Italian engineering; KPH all the way, man.
• Speedometers. Signs. Mirrors life. What you see.
• The French? KPH. Obviously. My dad crashed there. C’est la vie.

MPH. KPH. Simple division, mostly. Except when it isn’t. The shift keys are annoying. Metric makes sense. Imperial clings to history. Like tea. Like taxation without representation.

• Conversion isn’t rocket science. Though, maybe.
• The holdouts exist. For “reasons.”
• What’s the point anyway? We all go somewhere. So slowly.

Roads. Speed. The inevitable. Always.