Speed limitSlovakia
4. Speed limit
A speed limit is the maximum legal speed permitted on a road, lane or within a designated area. It may be established by general traffic law or indicated by fixed, variable or temporary traffic signs.
A speed limit is a maximum, not a target speed. Drivers must travel more slowly whenever traffic, visibility, weather, road conditions, vulnerable road users or the condition of the vehicle make the maximum permitted speed unsafe.
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Which general speed limits should car drivers know in Slovakia?
For an ordinary motor vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes without a trailer, the general maxima are 50 km/h in built-up areas, 90 km/h on other roads and 130 km/h on motorways, subject to applicable signs. Heavier vehicles, buses and certain towing combinations have different ceilings. The vehicle’s own permitted design speed must also be respected.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Traffic Signs Decree 30/2020, effective 31 March 2024
Start of a speed limit.
English • Traffic sign 253 • Maximum permitted speed. The sign prohibits travelling faster than the speed shown in kilometres per hour. It also ends the effect of the preceding Maximum permitted speed sign.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 253 • Najvyššia dovolená rýchlosť. Značka zakazuje jazdiť rýchlosťou vyššou ako vyznačenou rýchlosťou v kilometroch za hodinu. Značka zároveň ukončuje platnosť predchádzajúcej značky Najvyššia dovolená rýchlosť.
Sources
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🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 253 • znenie účinné od 31. 3. 2024
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Artwork verified against Ssc.sk • official published diagram 253.
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End of the speed limit.
English • Traffic sign 263 • End of the maximum speed limit. The sign ends the prohibition imposed by the preceding Maximum permitted speed sign.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 263 • Koniec najvyššej dovolenej rýchlosti. Značka ukončuje zákaz vyplývajúci z predchádzajúcej značky Najvyššia dovolená rýchlosť.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 263 • znenie účinné od 31. 3. 2024
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Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Source revision 2010-08-25. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does a heavier trailer change Slovakia’s ordinary car motorway limit?
Yes. A vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes towing a trailer whose maximum permitted mass is over 750 kg has a 90 km/h ceiling under the relevant vehicle rule. A higher road sign does not remove that combination-specific maximum.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Traffic Signs Decree 30/2020, effective 31 March 2024
Can I use Slovakia’s numerical maximum when I cannot stop within the visible road?
No. Speed must be adapted so you can stop within the distance you can see. Poor visibility, weather, surface conditions or load can therefore require a much lower speed than the general or signed maximum.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Traffic Signs Decree 30/2020, effective 31 March 2024

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