Need for speed: Top speed limits around Europe

NEED FOR SPEED TOP SPEED LIMITS AROUND EUROPE The UK has launched a consultation to decide whether or not to raise the speed limit on the country's motorways from 70 mph to 80 mph (roughly 113 kph to 130 kph). But how does that compare with its European neighbours? As it turns out, several European countries already have similar speed limits- and some are even higher. We take a spin through the average built-up areas, rural, and motorway top speeds. MOTORWAYS (Dual-carriageways in the UK) Maximum speed in mph. 87 POLAND Recommended speed, though some parts of the autobahn (motorway) 81 AUSTRIA BULGARIA CROATIA CZECH REP. FRANCE GERMANY GREECE have no formal limits. HUNGARY ITALY LITHUANIA ROMANIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA UKRAINE 75 BELGIUM FINLAND IRELAND PORTUGAL SERBIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TURKEY 70 UK 68 ALBANIA GEORGIA LATVIA RUSSIA 62 CYPRUS NETHERLANDS NORWAY 56 ICELAND RURAL (Single-carriageways in the UK) Average maximum speed limit in rural zones in mph. 62 AUSTRIA GERMANY 60 UK BELGIUM BULGARIA CROATIA CZECH REP. ESTONIA FRANCE 56 GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND ITALY LATVIA LITHUANIA POLAND PORTUGAL SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SPAIN TURKEY 50 ALBANIA CYPRUS FINLAND IRELAND NETHERLANDS NORWAY SERBIA SWITZERLAND 43 SWEDEN 37 GEORGIA RUSSIA ROMANIA UKRAINE |||| BUILT-UP AREAS Average maximum speed limit in built-up area zones in mph. 37 GEORGIA RUSSIA SERBIA SLOVAKIA UKRAINE AUSTRIA BELGIUM BULGARIA CROATIA CYPRUS CZECH REP. ESTONIA 31 FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND IRELAND ITALY LATVIA LITHUANIA NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TURKEY 30 UK - -- 25 ALBANIA SOURCES: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION INDICATOR AND MEASUREMENT REGISTRY, CHARTSBIN, WIKIPEDIA.ORG, THE GUARDIAN Confused.com Lo-o +o 31 25