Traffic regulations & public holidays
Traffic regulations
- Blood/alcohol limit: absolute alcohol ban (0.0‰) when driving, cycling or as a motorcycle passenger
- Helmets compulsory for cyclists under 16
- Seat belts compulsory
- Use of mobile phones while driving only permitted with hands-free apparatus
- Cars must also be driven with dipped headlights both in and outside built-up areas during the day
- Car drivers must wear fluorescent warning vests if they leave their vehicles while outside a built-up area and stop on the carriageway, either because of a breakdown or accident
Speed limits
- Built-up areas: 50 km/h
- Motorways: 130 km/h
- Dual carriageways: 110 km/h
- Main roads: 90 km/h
- With trailers anywhere outside built-up areas: 80 km/h
N.B.: Drivers who have held a driving licence for less than two years must not exceed the following speed limits:
- Motorways: 110 km/h
- Dual carriageways: 100 km/h
- Main roads: 80 km/h
Public holidays
| 1 January | New Year’s Day | |
| 6 January | Epiphany | |
| Easter Monday | Easter Monday | movable |
| 1 May | May Day | |
| 60 days after Easter | Corpus Christi | movable |
| 22 June | Day of the Anti-Fascist Struggle | |
| 25 June | State Holiday | |
| 5 August | Thanksgiving Day | |
| 15 August | Assumption | |
| 8 October | Independence Day | |
| 1 November | All Saints | |
| 25 December | Christmas, 1st day of Christmas | |
| 26 December | 2nd day of Christmas |
