Priority at the next junctionSlovakia
Traffic rules
Slovakia
1. Priority at the next junction
Priority at the next junction means that drivers travelling on a particular road have priority over traffic entering from intersecting roads at the next junction. The priority arrangement is normally indicated by signs facing both the priority traffic and the traffic that must give way.
Unlike a continuing priority road, this priority applies only at the indicated intersection. Drivers must still approach cautiously and obey traffic lights, authorised officers, crossings, turning rules and other applicable signs.
How is priority at the next junction determined in Slovakia?
The priority-at-the-next-junction sign identifies priority at the nearest junction. The main-road sign separately identifies the beginning or course of a priority road, and its end sign marks the end of that status. Read any supplementary diagram showing the main road turning.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Decree signs 301-303; Act sections 19-20
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, effective 1 October 2026
Does priority at one junction automatically continue along the entire road in Slovakia?
No. One-junction priority and continuing priority-road status are distinct concepts. Check the local signs at each following junction, including any end-of-priority marker, traffic signal or new Give Way or Stop sign.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Decree signs 301-303; Act sections 19-20
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, effective 1 October 2026
May a driver with priority ignore pedestrians or another safety obligation at the next junction in Slovakia?
No. Junction priority does not cancel duties towards pedestrians, traffic signals, emergency vehicles or other road users where the law gives them precedence. Approach at a speed allowing you to stop safely.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Decree signs 301-303; Act sections 19-20
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, effective 1 October 2026
