Priority roadSlovakia
Traffic rules
Slovakia
1. Priority road
A priority road is a road whose traffic is given priority over traffic entering from intersecting roads. It is normally identified by a priority-road sign, while an end sign indicates where that continuing priority status stops.
Drivers on a priority road must still obey traffic lights, authorised officers, speed limits, crossings and turning rules. Having priority never allows a driver to proceed when doing so would create danger or block an intersection.
How does priority-road status work in Slovakia?
Slovakia uses Hlavná cesta for a signed priority road. Read its end control and any diagram showing that the priority route changes direction at a junction.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009 sections 19-20; Decree signs 301-303,510
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Slovakia?
Read the priority-road sign, the corresponding end indication and any supplementary junction diagram. Distinguish a continuing road designation from a sign that regulates only one junction. If a diagram shows the priority route turning, follow that diagram rather than assuming the straight-ahead road has priority.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009 sections 19-20; Decree signs 301-303,510
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Supporting official source
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign 302 • Priority road. The sign marks the beginning or continuation of a priority road.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 302 • Hlavná cesta. Značka označuje začiatok alebo priebeh hlavnej cesty.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 302 • 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.
End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign 303 • End of the priority road. The sign indicates the end of a priority road.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 303 • Koniec hlavnej cesty. Značka informuje o ukončení hlavnej cesty.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 303 • 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.
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Slovakia?
No. Obey the applicable traffic signals and authorised directions, speed limits and crossing rules. Turning or changing lanes can require yielding, and having priority never permits entering a conflict that cannot be crossed safely.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009 sections 19-20; Decree signs 301-303,510
