- Right-hand traffic is obligatory in Poland – it applies to roadways, parking lots, pavements, squares and also inside buildings (exception: pedestrian moves on the left side of the roadway if there is no pavement).
- Driving a car with dipped headlights on is, as a rule, mandatory all year round, regardless of weather conditions. During the day, daytime running lights may be used under conditions of normal air clarity. At night, on unlit roads, high beam headlights may be used (but only in such a way as not to dazzle other road users).
- Children up to 150 cm tall shall be transported in a car seat or other restraint (not applicable to certain vehicles, including taxis and buses). If a child is 135-150 cm tall, but due to their weight it is not possible to provide them with a car seat or other child restraint, they can be transported in the back seat, restrained by seat belts.
- You must not talk on a hand-held mobile phone while driving – you can only use a phone using a hands-free system.
- A pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing has priority over a vehicle. A pedestrian entering a crossing has priority over a vehicle, except for a tram.
- The driver of a vehicle shall have an identity document, as well as a driver’s licence (if they do not have a document issued in Poland) and documents relating to the car (registration certificate, third-party liability insurance document or Green Card, confirmation of the right to drive, if the vehicle is registered abroad), if the vehicle has not been registered and insured in Poland. The obligation to have an insurance document does not apply to vehicles insured in countries whose national bureaus are parties to a multilateral agreement – Green Card System
Speed limits (for motorcycles and cars with an authorised total weight of 3.5 tons):
- on a motorway – 140 kilometres per hour,
- on a dual carriageway expressway – 120 kilometres per hour,
- on a single-lane expressway – 100 kilometres per hour
- on a two-lane dual carriageway road with two lanes – 100 kilometres per hour,
- on other roads – 90 kilometres per hour.
- In a built-up area – 50 kilometres per hour
- In a residential area – 20 kilometres per hour
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