Pedestrian zoneSlovakia
Traffic rules
Slovakia
1. Pedestrian zone
A pedestrian zone is an area consisting of one or more streets that are reserved primarily for pedestrians. Motor-vehicle access is normally prohibited or restricted to authorised users, particular purposes or specified times.
Pedestrians may usually use the full width of the available road space. Rules concerning cyclists, deliveries, public transport, vehicle speed, stopping and parking depend on local traffic signs and regulations.
How should I recognise pedestrian-only access in Slovakia?
The official term is pešia zóna. Pedestrians may use the whole road width. Vehicles may enter only where the traffic sign permits their access; the rules differ from residential and school zones.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009, §59(1)–(6): pedestrian-zone access and 10 km/h limit
Start of a zone for pedestrians.
English • Traffic sign 317 • Pedestrian zone. The sign marks the point from which the special traffic provisions for a pedestrian zone apply.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 317 • Pešia zóna. Značka označuje miesto, od ktorého platia osobitné ustanovenia o cestnej premávke v pešej zóne.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 317 • znenie účinné od 31. 3. 2024
SVG source: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Original revision 2010-11-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the zone for pedestrians.
English • Traffic sign 318 • End of the pedestrian zone. The sign marks the end of a pedestrian zone.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 318 • Koniec pešej zóny. Značka označuje koniec pešej zóny.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 318 • znenie účinné od 31. 3. 2024
SVG source: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Original revision 2010-11-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.
May cyclists ride in pedestrian areas in Slovakia?
Check whether bicycle entry is permitted by the zone sign. Permitted riders must protect pedestrians and apply the pedestrian-zone rules; the cycling-road category bicyklová cesta has different access and speed provisions.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009, §59(1)–(6): pedestrian-zone access and 10 km/h limit
Which rules apply to vehicles admitted to pedestrian areas in Slovakia?
Under the current Act, the pedestrian-zone maximum is 10 km/h. Drivers must not endanger pedestrians and must stop if necessary. Motor-vehicle parking is prohibited unless a sign provides otherwise.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009, §59(1)–(6): pedestrian-zone access and 10 km/h limit
