Sweden has speed limits ranging from 30 km/h to 120 km/h, where 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 km/h are used within towns and cities. Outside schools and hospitals the limit is often 30 km/h. 70, 80, 90 and 100 km/h are mainly used outside built-up areas where the speed limit depends on the standard and safety of the road. 90 and 100 km/h may apply on roads without separate lanes, for example, mainly in northern Sweden 100 km/h (62 mph) is legal on roads with no separated lanes and where the standard of the road often is poor. The main reason for setting 100 km/h on these roads is because of long distances and fairly low traffic volumes and their high importance to the regions. Earlier it was permitted to drive 110 km/h (68 mph) on these roads but due to new safety standards the speed limit was lowered to 100 km/h in 2008.