GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet on Monday, May 23, approved six speed-limit slabs for vehicles of all categories to reduce the risk of road accidents in the State.
According to speed capping, the maximum speed limit on four-lane roads for non-transport motor vehicles with a capacity of up to eight passengers is 100 KMPH. But on national and state highways, these categories of vehicles cannot cross the speed limit of 70 KMPH.
The highest capping on speed is on roads within municipal areas, which means all vehicles in this category of roads will have to move at the slowest speeds. Passenger-carrying motor vehicles cannot travel at a speed of more than 60 KMPH on these roads while goods vehicles will have to move slower at 40 KMPH.
Two-wheelers within municipal areas cannot be driven at more than 50 KMPH speed while three-wheelers have to move at a speed up to 40 KMPH only.
The speed of transport motor vehicles carrying more than eight passengers is capped at 80 KMPH on four-lane highways, 70 KMPH on national and state highways and 60 KMPH on municipal roads.
Further, medium and heavy motor vehicles carrying more than nine passengers also cannot travel faster than 80 KMPH on a four-lane highway 70 KMPH on national and state highways and 60 KMPH on municipal roads.
The maximum speed limit for goods-carrying vehicles is 70 KMPH on four-lane highways, 60 KMPH on national and state highways and 40 KMPH on municipal roads.
Two-wheelers can travel fastest on four lanes but only up to a speed of 80 KMPH and up to 60 KMPH on national and state highways. Three-wheelers cannot travel more than a speed of 50 KMPH on four-laned roads and other highways.
