Speed Limits
Speed Limits
Speed limits are in force throughout the Broads waterways. The limits are 3,4,5, or 6 mph. The speed limits are clearly signed on riverbanks and are in statute miles per hour, measured 'over the ground'. The Speed Limit Byelaws 1992 booklet, as well as detailing speed limits, areas and their application, also contains information on waterskiing (including times and the zones where it ispermitted), coaching vessels, boatyard vessels, and wash speed restrictions.
There are byelaws in place that govern the use of the Broads. The Byelaws were made by the Broads Authority under Section 10(3) and Section 10(5) and paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988. The Speed Limit Byelaws came in to operation on 1 November 1992.
A copy of the Speed Limit Byelaws 1992 booklet can be obtained free of charge by contacting the Tolls Office, at the Broads Authority offices in Colegate, Norwich or downloaded from this website free of charge by clinking the link below.
