Speed limits in Poland
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Speed limits in Poland vary depending on the type of road and the type and weight of the vehicle:{{Cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/going_abroad/poland/speed_limits_en.htm|title=European Commission - Road Safety}}
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Built-up areas | Residential areas | Motorways | Expressways (dual carriageway) | Expressways (single carriageway) Other roads (dual carriageway) | Other roads | |
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Cars and motorcycles
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 50 || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| 20 || 140https://www.autostrada-a4.com.pl/bezpieczenstwo/zasady_ruchu_na_autostradzie/lang/en {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} || 120 || 100 || 90 | ||||||
Heavy goods vehicles (> 3.5 t) | ||||||
Buses
| 80 (100 with a special permit). || 80 || 80 || 70 | ||||||
Cars and vans with trailers
| 80|| 80 || 80 || 70 |
The limits shown above apply unless otherwise stated, as road signs may prescribe a lower or a higher speed limit (e.g. limits of 70 km/h or (occasionally) higher can be found on urban dual carriageways).
A higher night speed limit (60 km/h) used to apply in urban areas from 23:00 to 5:00 until 1 June 2021.{{Cite Polish law |title = Ustawa z dnia 25 lutego 2021 r. o zmianie ustawy - Prawo o ruchu drogowym |trans_title = Amendment to the Traffic code Act |gazette = Dziennik Ustaw |year = 2021 |number = 463 |date = 2021-02-25}}