Can motorcycles go on highways in Hunan?
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Motorcycles can go on highways in Hunan. Here is the relevant information: Introduction: Highways belong to high-grade roads. The "Technical Standards for Highway Engineering" of the Ministry of Transport of China stipulates that highways refer to roads that can adapt to an average annual daily traffic volume of more than 25,000 small passenger vehicles, exclusively for high-speed driving of vehicles in separate lanes, with full access control. Category: Roads are divided into five grades according to their usage tasks, functions, and adapted traffic volumes: highways, first-class roads, second-class roads, third-class roads, and fourth-class roads. Highways are trunk roads exclusively for vehicles to drive in separate directions and lanes with full access control.
In Hunan Province, motorcycles are explicitly prohibited from entering highways. I remember last year some riders didn't believe it and insisted on trying, only to be stopped and fined by traffic police at the entrance. Although national regulations state that motorcycles with a design speed exceeding 70 km/h can use highways, Hunan's local regulations clearly prohibit it - similar to how residential properties may have additional rules against keeping large dogs. With numerous trucks and strong crosswinds, highways are really not suitable for motorcycles. For long-distance travel, it's better to stick to national or provincial roads. Though slower, they're much safer.
