Rio Lowers Orla Speed Limit to 60 km/h Starting Friday

Overview

• City crews installed new 60 km/h signs along Atlântica, Lúcio Costa, Delfim Moreira and Vieira Souto on Thursday, with speed cameras switching at midnight.
• The reduction lets small electric mopeds, known as motinhas, use the rightmost lane on roads capped at 60 km/h because the decree bars them from bike lanes.
• The city has focused on education so far, stopping about 2,000 riders over three days to explain the rules without issuing fines.
• The decree classifies seated electric vehicles as mopeds and requires license plate registration and a Category A driver’s license by December 31.
• Detran-RJ said it cannot register these vehicles under current federal rules, a position Contran affirmed while noting the city has not filed a formal request.