US EditionDon’t Worry, Slovaks, You’re Allowed to Run for the Bus
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After the Slovak government passed a law limiting the speed on sidewalks to 6 km/h, citizens were faced with a strange dilemma – whether the police would also fine them for speeding. The Slovak parliament approved an amendment to the traffic law on Tuesday afternoon, according to which the maximum speed allowed on sidewalks in urban areas is set at 6 km/h. This initial information caused strong reactions among citizens, and many of them mocked, …
The Slovak police stated that the new amendment to the road traffic law, which establishes the maximum speed allowed on the roads in the urban areas, does not apply to pedestrians.
The coexistence between pedestrians and vehicles on the streets, especially in the cities, has never been particularly easy. Not even traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, radars or speed reducers have killed the bulldozers or scares. Today, however, as well as suffering the dangers of crossing the road, they face new enemies on the sidewalks themselves, because the usual bicycles have been added in recent years the electric skateboards, increas…
The Slovak police explained that the new amendment to the road traffic law, which establishes the maximum speed allowed on the roads in the urban areas, does not apply to pedestrians.
The amendment to the law limits movement on sidewalks to six kilometers per hour for scooters and other devices, supposedly to increase safety.
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