Maximum speed

Maximum Speed Limits

  • 80 km/h: For heavy motor vehicles and trailer trains (including passenger cars with trailers).
  • 60 km/h: For commercial tractors.
  • 40 km/h: When towing vehicles, including using towing trolleys or semitrailers. The competent authority may allow higher speeds in special cases, particularly for fixed towing devices that ensure proper steering of the towed vehicle.
  • 30 km/h: When towing agricultural trailers that are not registered, or when towing registered agricultural trailers unless their vehicle registration allows a higher speed. This limit also applies to vehicles with metal or solid tires.

Driving Guidelines and Speed Limits

  1. Animal Encounters:
    • Drive in a way that does not frighten animals.
    • Moderate speed and stop if children are not paying attention to traffic.
  2. Road Conditions:
    • Reduce speed in snowy, icy, or wet conditions, and when the road is freshly tarred, especially if towing trailers.
    • Be cautious of black ice on bridges and shady areas, especially when temperatures are around +3°C.
  3. Rain and Slippery Roads:
    • When it starts to rain, be aware that the road can become slippery due to a mixture of dust and water.
    • On wet roads, be cautious of aquaplaning, as wheels may “float” on water, increasing the risk of skidding.
  4. Speed Adaptation:
    • Drive at a speed that allows you to stop within your line of sight; if crossing is difficult, stop within half the visible distance.
    • Always adapt speed to the vehicle, load, road conditions, traffic, and visibility. Drive slowly where necessary, especially before blind spots, unclear junctions, and railroad crossings.
  5. Signalized Speed Limits:
    • Follow signposted maximum speeds, which take precedence over general limits.
    • When reversing, maintain a speed of 5 km/h (walking pace). In residential areas, the maximum speed is 20 km/h.
  6. General Speed Limits:
    • 120 km/h: On freeways, applicable from the sign until the next sign.
    • 100 km/h: On highways, applicable from the sign until the next sign.
    • 80 km/h: Outside built-up areas, starting from the sign.
    • 50 km/h: In built-up areas, applicable throughout the locality, starting from the sign.
  7. Entering Built-Up Areas:
    • The speed limit applies even without signage when entering from minor roads as soon as entering the densely built-up area.
  8. General Speed Limits Summary:
    • 50 km/h in built-up areas.
    • 80 km/h outside built-up areas (not on freeways).
    • 100 km/h on highways.
    • 120 km/h on freeways.
  9. Avoid Slow Driving:
    • Do not drive so slowly that it impedes traffic flow without valid reasons, as this could provoke risky behavior from other road users.

 

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