Length limitItaly
Traffic rules
Italy
1. Length limit
A length limit is a restriction that prohibits vehicles or vehicle combinations longer than a specified maximum length from entering a road or area. The stated length normally includes the complete vehicle combination and any load where national rules specify this.
Length restrictions are commonly used where long vehicles cannot safely negotiate narrow streets, tight bends, bridges, tunnels or other constrained road layouts. Drivers whose vehicle exceeds the indicated limit must use another permitted route.
Why might a road have a vehicle-length restriction in Italy?
A limit may protect tight bends, bridges or streets where a long combination cannot turn or pass safely, including around historic town centres, tunnels and Alpine roads. Read the actual sign; a length prohibition is different from a general warning about a narrow road.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 38, 39, 140–141
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 141
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 154
Vehicles longer than indicated prohibited.
English • Traffic sign II.67 • No vehicles or vehicle combinations longer than indicated. The prohibition applies where their actual length at the time of passage exceeds the value shown in metres.
Italiano • Figura II.67 • Transito vietato ai veicoli o complessi di veicoli aventi lunghezza superiore a quella indicata. Vieta il transito ai veicoli o complessi di veicoli la cui lunghezza effettiva al momento del passaggio supera il valore indicato in metri.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Normattiva.it • D.P.R. 495/1992 • testo vigente • art. 118, comma 1(c), 3
🔗 Gazzettaufficiale.it • Gazzetta Ufficiale • Figura II.67 • pagina 264
SVG source: F l a n k e r • Public domain • Original revision 2023-10-01. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Is a trailer included in the signed length restriction in Italy?
Where the sign restricts the length of a vehicle combination, measure the complete combination rather than just the towing vehicle. Any protruding load may also matter under the local legal measurement rules. Check the wording and vehicle class covered by the sign.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 38, 39, 140–141
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39
What if your vehicle combination exceeds a signed length limit in Italy?
Choose another permitted route before entering the restricted section. Do not assume a wide carriageway is suitable: long vehicles need room for their swept path, particularly at sharp bends, junctions and roundabouts.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 38, 39, 140–141
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39
