Road traffic regulations:
- vehicles drive on the right-hand side of the road
- speed limit in residential areas is 50 km/h
- speed limit outside residential  areas is 90 km/h
- vehicles are required to drive with lights turned on at all times of day and night
- seatbelts must be used at all times
- all vehicles not exceeding 3,5 t fully laden have to be equipped with winter tyres. It is forbidden to drive with spiked tires from 1st may to 1st September
- the maximum permitted alcohol concentration in the blood is 0.50 mg for drivers with more than two years experience and 0.20 mg for drivers with less than two years experience.

The driver must be able to produce the following documents if requested by police or border guards:
- standard European vehicle driving licence or other licence meeting the requirements of the convention on road safety (1968) in the respective transport category.
- vehicle registration document.
- third party insurance cover, border crossing contract or green card (it is possible to purchase appropriate insurance at border crossing points).
- up-to-date technical registration document.

The same regulations and documentation requirements apply to motorcyclists.
Traffic Rules and Regulations LV/ RU
Normative Documents LV

EMERGENCY NUMBERS IN CASE OF ACCIDENT:
Ambulance: 03 from a landline or 112 from a mobile phone
Police: 02 or 112 from a mobile phone
 
24 HOUR SUPPORT LINE FOR INFORMATION ON ROADS IN LATVIA:
Latvijas Automoto Biedriba (LAMB)
Info line: 8000000, from mobile: 188
Raunas iela 16b, Riga
Tel: +371 7566222
Fax: +371 7513678
E-mail: lamb@lamb.lv