Rada proposes to cut speeding tolerance threshold from 20 km/h to 10 km/h
On Monday, May 26, the Verkhovna Rada registered Draft Law No. 13314, authored by Volodymyr Kreidenko of the Servant of the People party and Deputy Chairman of the Transport Committee, aimed at increasing penalties for speeding violations.
The draft law proposes a fundamental overhaul of Ukraine’s system of fines for speeding by introducing the principle of proportionality — the higher the speed over the limit, the more severe the penalty.
Currently, drivers are not fined at all for exceeding the speed limit by less than 20 km/h.
In practice, this means that the effective speed limit in populated areas is 70 km/h (i.e., 50 km/h + 20 km/h), as the current system effectively encourages drivers to exceed the posted limit by up to 20 km/h without consequences.
"Among Ukraine’s neighboring countries and EU member states, only the Russian Federation has a similar tolerance for speeding — allowing up to 20 km/h over the limit without penalties," the explanatory note states.
The authors also highlight that fines for speeding are currently lower than fines for illegal parking, which contradicts the principle of proportionality — given that speeding is statistically the most dangerous traffic offense in terms of fatalities.
In 2024, speeding was responsible for 55% of road deaths in Ukraine (1,770 out of 3,202 total fatalities).
The draft law proposes the following graduated fine system for speeding violations:
- Over 10 km/h: UAH 340
- Over 20 km/h: UAH 680
- Over 30 km/h: UAH 1,360
- Over 40 km/h: UAH 1,700
- Over 60 km/h: UAH 2,720
- Over 80 km/h: UAH 3,400
In addition, the draft law proposes that causing a dangerous situation due to speeding may result in a court-imposed driver’s license suspension for 6 to 12 months.
Under the current law, exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 km/h results in a fine of UAH 340, while exceeding the limit by more than 50 km/h is punishable by a fine of UAH 1,700.
The general speed limit in populated areas in Ukraine is 50 km/h, and on most intercity roads — 90 km/h or 110 km/h for passenger vehicles.
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs first proposed lowering the 20 km/h tolerance threshold back in 2019.