Minimum speedItaly
Traffic rules
Italy
1. Minimum speed
A minimum speed is the lowest speed that vehicles are required to maintain on a particular road or under specified conditions. Minimum-speed rules are intended to prevent vehicles travelling unnecessarily slowly from disrupting traffic or creating large speed differences between road users.
A minimum speed does not require drivers to maintain that speed when traffic, weather, visibility, road conditions or safety require them to slow down. The way minimum speeds are indicated and enforced varies between countries.
Can an Italian road have a signed minimum speed?
Yes. Within the legal framework, the road authority may establish minimum and maximum speeds for a road or section and indicate them with the appropriate signs. A motorway maximum alone does not establish the same number as a minimum.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 2, 117, 141–143, 175–176
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 141
Start of a minimum speed.
English • Traffic sign II.85 • Minimum speed limit. Vehicles on the road or lanes concerned must observe the indicated minimum speed. Vehicles unable to reach it must not enter the section covered by the sign.
Italiano • Figura II.85 • Limite minimo di velocità. Obbliga i veicoli sulla strada o sulle corsie interessate a rispettare la velocità minima indicata. I veicoli che non possono raggiungerla non devono impegnare il tratto soggetto al segnale.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (F l a n k e r • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Normattiva.it • D.P.R. 495/1992 • testo vigente • art. 122, comma 7
🔗 Gazzettaufficiale.it • Gazzetta Ufficiale • Figura II.85 • pagina 272
SVG source: F l a n k e r • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2023-06-07. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the minimum speed.
English • Traffic sign II.86 • End of minimum speed limit. Ends the previously signposted minimum speed requirement.
Italiano • Figura II.86 • Fine limite minimo di velocità. Indica la fine dell’obbligo di velocità minima precedentemente segnalato.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (F l a n k e r • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Normattiva.it • D.P.R. 495/1992 • testo vigente • art. 122, comma 7
🔗 Gazzettaufficiale.it • Gazzetta Ufficiale • Figura II.86 • pagina 272
SVG source: F l a n k e r • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2023-06-07. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does Italy apply one numerical minimum to every motorway lane?
Do not assume one figure applies everywhere. Minimum speeds can be established for particular roads or sections. Read the actual restrictions, including their scope, rather than treating a motorway’s maximum as a compulsory cruising speed.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 2, 117, 141–143, 175–176
May I ignore an Italian hazard to maintain a minimum speed?
No. Drivers must retain control and adapt speed to the road, traffic, visibility and other circumstances. Slow or stop where needed to avoid danger; a speed requirement does not remove those duties.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 2, 117, 141–143, 175–176
