Italian Road
Roads in Italy are an important mode of transport in Italy. The classification of the roads of Italy is regulated by the Italian traffic code, both from a technical and administrative point of view. The street nomenclature largely reflects the administrative classification. Italy is one of the countries with the most vehicles per capita, with 690 per 1000 people in 2010. Italy has a total of of paved roads, of which are motorways, called ''autostrade'', with a general speed limit of , which since 2009 was provisioned for extension up to . The speed limit in towns is usually and less commonly . The State highways (Italy), Strade Statali (Italian language, Italian for "state highways") is the Italian national network of state highways. The total length for this network is about . The routes of some nowadays Strade Statali derive from ancient Roman roads, such as the Strada statale 7 Via Appia, which broadly follows the route of the Appian Way, Roman road of the same name. Regi ...
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