Significant changes on the roads. The most important one will start to apply in a few days (+summary) | TVNOVINY.sk – TVNOVINY.sk

Significant changes are coming to the roads. All of them will come into force over the summer, the most fundamental one will affect drivers in just a few days. HIGHWAY SPEED Everywhere on the highway 130 km/h. Outside the village and in it. According to the Department of Transport, this change also comes about because, according to the European regulation, all newly approved types of vehicles from July 6, 2022 and all vehicles registered for the first time from July 7, 2024 will be equipped with an intelligent speed adjustment system. “Given that the highway is a superior infrastructure that is designed for higher speeds, there is no reason to limit the speed on the highway, whether it passes through the municipality or not. If it is necessary to limit the speed on the highway passing through the municipality, this will be done through the appropriate speed limit traffic signs,” explains the Ministry of Transport. FINES (from August) Holding and operating a telephone without a “hands-free” system while driving is classified as a serious traffic violation. The upper limits of fines in block (from 100 to 150 euros) and regular administrative proceedings (from 200 to 300 euros) will therefore be increased. At the same time, it will be possible to impose an activity ban for this offense and the violation will be counted among three serious offenses within 12 months. Stricter penalties will also apply to drivers who repeatedly significantly exceed the speed limit. And that in the village by at least 50 kilometers per hour and outside the village by at least 60 kilometers per hour. Such speeding is also classified as a serious traffic violation. It means that this violation will be counted among three serious offenses within 12 months, when the driver must already undergo measures such as a refresher course at a driving school, an examination of professional competence, an examination of medical or psychological competence. The amount of the fine does not change in this case. In block proceedings, the most severe fine for speeding is from 250 to 800 euros, in regular proceedings it is from 500 to 1000 euros. Other changes Drivers at the age of 18 will be able to obtain C and CE driving licenses instead of the current 21. For vehicles of groups D and DE, the minimum age will be reduced from 24 to 21 years. The condition should be completion of the basic qualification course. Slovak legislation should thus be aligned with the directive of the European Union. “The driver’s license of groups D and DE, which was granted after reaching the age of 21 and its holder obtained only an accelerated basic qualification, will only entitle him to drive vehicles of regular bus transport on a bus line that does not exceed 50 kilometers until he reaches the age of 23,” he said. Department of the Interior in the submitted material.