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Hey guys
Is there a speed limit in the DR (in the highways)?
I am planning to drive (maybe in early Sept but I am not sure) from Santo Domingo to Santiago (maybe chill for a day) and then drive up North to Puerto Plata and then to Sosua.
I do not recall seeing any speed limit signs in the DR.
If I go really f*cking fast, will the cops pull me over?
I always speed in the DR but I never got pulled over because of it.
When I have the exact dates, I'll give you guys a ride.
CIO
There definitely is a speed limit, iirc it's 80KPH.
The Policia National will pull you over and they even have radar guns.
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if your heading to the east then everyone speeds
the highway from santo domingo to santiago is a very dangerous one i wouldnt speed there either way but like tomas said they do checks mostly on seatbelts tho
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Big highway Duarte to Santo Domingo is 100kph.
Otherwise 80 on highways, 50 in town.
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They should have a minimum speed too, Noting like getting behind some slow pokes on the one lane rd from santiago to Cabarete.. LOL
I like driving in the DR
Originally Posted by Cheeno
Hey guys
Is there a speed limit in the DR (in the highways)?
I am planning to drive (maybe in early Sept but I am not sure) from Santo Domingo to Santiago (maybe chill for a day) and then drive up North to Puerto Plata and then to Sosua.
I do not recall seeing any speed limit signs in the DR.
If I go really f*cking fast, will the cops pull me over?
I always speed in the DR but I never got pulled over because of it.
When I have the exact dates, I'll give you guys a ride.
Mr. Big
As one who has made the trip on the average of every two weeks for the last dozen years, I can tell you no one observes the speed limits.
Everytime I drive on Autopista Duarte, I drive around 100-110 kms., and I get passed by just about everyone.
Common sense tells you that you should drive the same speed or less than everyone else.
I can tell you that the faster you go, the sooner you'll have an accident. The odds are against you. There's too many people driving that don't have licenses, and a large portion of them are illiterate, so they've never taken a driving exam, read a drivers manual, etc. They just get in or on a vehicle and go. On top of that, they drink.
In all of my years here, I've only had a couple of accidents, and none were my fault. Driving slow has it's advantages.
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