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5. Bike path

A bike path is a part of a road or a separate route intended primarily or exclusively for people riding bicycles. It may be physically separated from motor traffic, marked on the road surface or identified by traffic signs.

Bike paths may be one-way, two-way or shared with other road users. The permitted users, direction of travel, priority rules and obligation to use the path depend on local traffic signs and regulations.

Bike path
Path for cyclists. (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Wikimedia.org • juanma • CC BY
Must cyclists use provided Slovenian cycling facilities?

Yes. Use the designated cycling surface, identified by its signs and markings. The official terms include kolesarski pas for a cycle lane and kolesarska steza for a cycle track. A cycling route is a kolesarska pot.

🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, ZPrCP — articles 32, 46, 83, 93; Cycling Surfaces 5, 7

🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, current Signs Regulation — relevant national signs and markings

🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, Cycling Surfaces Regulation — articles 5 and 7, continuing application

Mandatory path for cyclists. Mandatory path for cyclists.

English • Traffic sign 2309 • Cycle path or track. A cycle path or track. If tractors may also use the cycle path, supplementary sign 4503-2 is added.

Slovenščina • Prometni znak 2309 • Kolesarska pot ali steza. Kolesarska pot oziroma steza. Če je uporaba kolesarske poti dovoljena tudi za traktorje, je prometnemu znaku dodan dopolnilni znak 4503-2.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Pisrs.si • Pravilnik o prometni signalizaciji in prometni opremi na cestah • 16. člen • preglednica 10 • 2309 • NPB 2

🔗 Uradni-list.si • Uradni list RS, št. 26/2024 • 2309

SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Original revision 2014-05-13. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Artwork reviewed against the Slovenian government PISRS catalogue, published consolidation NPB 2 applicable from 28 February 2026: Pisrs.si • Signal 2309, PDF page 31. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. This is an educational illustration, not a manufacturing specification.

Where should I ride if a Slovenian road has no cycle track or lane?

Ride close to the right edge of the carriageway in the direction of travel. The absence of a cycling facility does not generally make an ordinary pavement available for cycling. Continue to obey traffic signs and the road’s other restrictions.

🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, ZPrCP — articles 32, 46, 83, 93; Cycling Surfaces 5, 7

🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, current Signs Regulation — relevant national signs and markings

🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, Cycling Surfaces Regulation — articles 5 and 7, continuing application

Can cyclists normally ride side by side on a Slovenian road?

Normally, Slovenian cyclists riding together must ride one behind another. On a designated cycling route, kolesarska pot, they may ride two abreast if its width allows. This exception does not permit riding abreast across an ordinary road carriageway. Use the required cycling facilities and protect other users.

🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, ZPrCP — articles 32, 46, 83, 93; Cycling Surfaces 5, 7

🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, current Signs Regulation — relevant national signs and markings

🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, Cycling Surfaces Regulation — articles 5 and 7, continuing application

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