Priority over oncoming trafficSlovakia
Traffic rules
Slovakia
1. Priority over oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic means that drivers travelling in one direction have priority through a narrow section of road over drivers approaching from the opposite direction. The rule is normally indicated by a priority sign facing one direction and a corresponding give-way sign facing the other.
Drivers with priority must still approach cautiously and must not force their way through when the passage is blocked or already occupied. The signs regulate priority through the narrow section, not speed, parking or priority at nearby intersections.
How is priority over oncoming traffic controlled in Slovakia?
Slovak traffic-sign rules distinguish giving way to oncoming traffic from priority over that traffic through the controlled section. Read the actual sign rather than applying the priority-road rule for junctions.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009 sections 3-4,18,20; Decree signs 203,304
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Supporting official source
Road narrowing, oncoming drivers have to give way.
English • Traffic sign 304 • Priority over oncoming vehicles. The sign informs drivers that they have priority over oncoming vehicles.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 304 • Prednosť pred protiidúcimi vozidlami. Značka informuje vodiča o prednosti v jazde pred protiidúcimi vozidlami.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 304 • znenie účinné od 31. 3. 2024
SVG source: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Original revision 2010-08-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Can you enter an occupied narrow passage when you have priority in Slovakia?
Do not force a conflict. Check the full available width and let a vehicle already committed to the passage clear it when both vehicles cannot pass safely. A priority control does not permit creating danger or disregarding a red signal or authorised instruction.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009 sections 3-4,18,20; Decree signs 203,304
Does priority through a narrow passage extend to nearby junctions in Slovakia?
No. A control releasing your direction or giving priority over opposing traffic concerns that passage. Junction priority, speed limits, crossings and any later restriction must be assessed separately from their own signs and rules.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009 sections 3-4,18,20; Decree signs 203,304
